Andrey Kolmogorov
Andrey Kolmogorov | |
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Андрей Колмогоров | |
| Born | Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov 25 April 1903 |
| Died | 20 October 1987 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (PhD) |
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Anna Dmitrievna Egorova
(m. 1942–1987) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Moscow State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolai Luzin |
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Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] ⓘ, 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. He also contributed to the mathematics of topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics, algorithmic information theory and computational complexity.