Konstantin Posse

Konstantin Posse
Konstantin Alexandrovich Posse (1847-1928
Born(1847-09-29)September 29, 1847
Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 24, 1928(1928-08-24) (aged 80)
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma materSt. Petersburg State University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsOdessa State University
Doctoral advisorPafnuty Chebyshev
Doctoral studentsVeniamin Kagan
D. D. Morduhai-Boltovskoi

Konstantin Alexandrovich Posse (Russian: Константин Александрович Поссе; September 29, 1847 - August 24, 1928) was a Russian mathematician known for contributions to analysis and in particular approximation theory.[1] Veniamin Kagan and D. D. Morduhai-Boltovskoi were among his students.

  1. ^ Steffens, Karl-Georg (2006). Anastassiou, George A (ed.). The history of approximation theory. From Euler to Bernstein. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser Boston, Inc. pp. 114–119. doi:10.1007/0-8176-4475-X. ISBN 978-0-8176-4353-9. MR 2190312.