Naum Akhiezer | |
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Born | |
Died | 3 June 1980 | (aged 79)
Nationality | USSR |
Alma mater | Kyiv Institute of Public Education |
Known for | Akhiezer's theorem Achieser–Zolotarev filter Akhiezer–Krein–Favard theorem Baker–Akhiezer function |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Kharkov State University, Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Kharkiv Aviation Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Dmitry Grave |
Doctoral students | Boris Levitan |
Naum Ilyich Akhiezer (Ukrainian: Нау́м Іллі́ч Ахіє́зер; Russian: Нау́м Ильи́ч Ахие́зер; 6 March 1901 – 3 June 1980) was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician of Jewish origin, known for his works in approximation theory and the theory of differential and integral operators.[1][2][3] He is also known as the author of classical books on various subjects in analysis, and for his work on the history of mathematics. He is the brother of the theoretical physicist Aleksandr Akhiezer.