Sergei Bernstein | |
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| Born | Sergei Natanovich Bernstein 5 March 1880 |
| Died | 26 October 1968 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | Bernstein's inequality in analysis Bernstein inequalities in probability theory Bernstein polynomial Bernstein's theorem (approximation theory) Bernstein's theorem on monotone functions Bernstein problem in mathematical genetics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Paris University of Göttingen University of Kharkiv Leningrad University Steklov Institute of Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Émile Picard David Hilbert |
| Doctoral students | Yakov Geronimus Sergey Stechkin |
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Ната́нович Бернште́йн, sometimes Romanized as Bernshtein; 5 March 1880 – 26 October 1968) was a Ukrainian and Soviet mathematician of Jewish origin known for contributions to partial differential equations, differential geometry, probability theory, and approximation theory.[1][2]
- ^ Youschkevitch, A. P. "BERNSTEIN, SERGEY NATANOVICH". Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
- ^ Lozinskii, S. M. (1983). "On the hundredth anniversary of the birth of S. N. Bernstein". Russ. Math. Surv. 38 (3): 163. Bibcode:1983RuMaS..38..163L. doi:10.1070/RM1983v038n03ABEH003497.