Andrey Markov
Andrey Markov | |
|---|---|
Андрей Марков | |
Markov in 1886 | |
| Born | 14 June 1856 N.S. |
| Died | 20 July 1922 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg University |
| Known for | Markov chains Markov processes Stochastic processes |
| Children | Andrey Markov Jr. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, specifically probability theory and statistics |
| Institutions | St. Petersburg University |
| Doctoral advisor | Pafnuty Chebyshev |
| Doctoral students | |
Andrey Andreyevich Markov (14 June 1856 – 20 July 1922) was a Russian mathematician best known for his work on stochastic processes. A primary subject of his research later became known as the Markov chain. He was also a strong, close to master-level, chess player.
Markov and his younger brother Vladimir Andreyevich Markov (1871–1897) proved the Markov brothers' inequality. His son, another Andrey Andreyevich Markov (1903–1979), was also a notable mathematician, making contributions to constructive mathematics and recursive function theory.