Andrey Kolmogorov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Kolmogorov.
Andrey Kolmogorov
Андрей Колмогоров
Born
Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

(1903-04-25)25 April 1903
Tambov, Russian Empire
Died20 October 1987(1987-10-20) (aged 84)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University (PhD)
Known for
Spouse
Anna Dmitrievna Egorova
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(m. 1942⁠–⁠1987)​
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Doctoral advisorNikolai Luzin[3]
Doctoral students

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] ⓘ, 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987)[4][5] 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.[6][2][7]

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