Andrey Markov

Andrey Markov
Андрей Марков
Markov in 1886
Born(1856-06-14)14 June 1856 N.S.
Died20 July 1922(1922-07-20) (aged 66)
NationalityRussian
Alma materSt. Petersburg University
Known forMarkov chains
Markov processes
Stochastic processes
ChildrenAndrey Markov Jr.
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, specifically probability theory and statistics
InstitutionsSt. Petersburg University
Doctoral advisorPafnuty Chebyshev
Doctoral students

Andrey Andreyevich Markov[a] (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 Andreevich 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.[2]

  1. ^ E.g. Shannon, Claude E. (July–October 1948). "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" (PDF). Bell System Technical Journal. 27 (3): 379–423. doi:10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb01338.x. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-002C-4314-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ Драгалин (1979). Математический интуиционизм. Введение в теорию доказательств. Наука. p. 256.


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