Georgy Voronyi | |
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Born | Georgy Feodosevich Voronyi (Георгій Феодосійович Вороний) 28 April 1868 Zhuravka, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 20 November 1908 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | (aged 40)
Other names | Georgiy Feodosiyovich Voronyi (Георгій Феодосійович Вороний; Russian Empire |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg University |
Known for | Voronoi diagram (Voronyi Tessellation) Voronoi iteration Voronoi formula |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Continued fractions |
Institutions | University of Warsaw |
Doctoral advisor | Andrey Markov |
Doctoral students | Wacław Sierpiński Boris Delaunay |
Georgy Feodosevich Voronyi (Russian: Георгий Феодосьевич Вороной; Ukrainian: Георгій Феодосійович Вороний; 28 April 1868 – 20 November 1908) was an Imperial Russian mathematician of Ukrainian descent noted for defining the Voronoi diagram.[1][2]