Andrey Kolmogorov
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Summary
Andrey Kolmogorov was born in Tambov[1]. He died in Moscow[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], statistician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,959 views/month, #6,614 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[9]
- Spouse: Anna Dmitrievna Egorova[10]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[11], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[12], Soviet Union[13]
- Native language: Russian[14]
- Ethnic group: Russians[15]
- Field of work: probability theory[16], topology[17], geometry[18], mathematical logic[19], mechanics[20], measure theory[21], set theory[22], differential calculus[23], functional analysis[24], philosophy of mathematics[25], computational linguistics[26], mathematical statistics[27], mathematics[28], turbulence[29]
- Employer: Lomonosov Moscow State University[30], Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth[31]
- Educated at: Lomonosov Moscow State University[32], D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[33], E. A. Repman gymnasium[34]
- Doctoral advisor: Nikolai Luzin[35]
- Award received: Lobachevsky Prize[36], Stalin Prize[37], Order of Lenin[38], Hero of Socialist Labour[39], Order of the October Revolution[40], Balzan Prize[41], Lenin Prize[42], Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class[43], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[44], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[45], Helmholtz Medal[46], Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[47], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[48], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[49]
- Sex or gender: male[50]
- Sexual orientation: gay[51]
- Doctoral student: Israel Gelfand[52], Sergey Nikolsky[53], Akakii Konstantinovich Barkalaya[54], Boris Gnedenko[55], Anatoly Maltsev[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Andrey Kolmogorov include Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[57] and Kolmogorov complexity[58].
Why It Matters
Andrey Kolmogorov has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 137 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
He has been cited as an influence by Kiyoshi Itō[61], a bureaucrat[62], 1915–2008[63], of Japan[64], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[65], specialised in probability theory[66].
He is credited with the discovery of Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[67], a non-parametric test[68]; probability axioms[69], a scientific theory[70]; Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem[71], a theorem[72]; Avrami equation[73], an equation[74]; and Kolmogorov's inequality[75], an inequality[76]. Entities named for him include Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[57] and Kolmogorov complexity[58].
His notable doctoral advisees include Tony Hoare[77], Vladimir Arnold[78], Israel Gelfand[79], Yakov Sinai[80], Per Martin-Löf[81], and Leonid Levin[82].
FAQs
Where was Andrey Kolmogorov born?
Andrey Kolmogorov was born in Tambov[1].
Where did Andrey Kolmogorov die?
Andrey Kolmogorov died in Moscow[2].
Who was Andrey Kolmogorov married to?
Andrey Kolmogorov's spouses include Anna Dmitrievna Egorova[10].
What did Andrey Kolmogorov do for work?
Andrey Kolmogorov worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], statistician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7].
Where did Andrey Kolmogorov go to school?
Andrey Kolmogorov was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[32], D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[33], and E. A. Repman gymnasium[34].
What awards did Andrey Kolmogorov receive?
Honors received include Lobachevsky Prize[36], Stalin Prize[37], Order of Lenin[38], and Hero of Socialist Labour[39].
Who did Andrey Kolmogorov influence?
Andrey Kolmogorov has been cited as an influence by Kiyoshi Itō[61].
What did Andrey Kolmogorov discover?
Andrey Kolmogorov is credited as discoverer of Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[67], probability axioms[69], Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem[71], and Avrami equation[73].