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Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

Also Known As Andrey Kolmogoroff · Andrey N. Kolmogorov · A. N. Kolmogorov
Theory of Computation

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov was a Soviet mathematician who lived from April 25, 1903 to October 20, 1987 and who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. He also gave fundamental contributions to the mathematics of topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics and functional analysis, and to algorithmic information theory and computational complexity, the branches of theoretical computer science this atlas records him for.

Facts
Birth Year
1903 1
Birth Date
1903-04-25 1
Death Year
1987 1
Death Date
1987-10-20 1
Nationality
Soviet 1
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1. Wikipedia: Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov
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    25 April 1903
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    25 April 1903
  • Lead sentence, death date substring
    20 October 1987
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    20 October 1987
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    was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory
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Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Andrey Kolmogoroff
    Andrey Kolmogoroff
  • Wikidata P166: doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
    Wikidata P166 (award received): doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris.
  • Wikidata P166: Foreign Member of the Royal Society
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Foreign Member of the Royal Society.
  • Wikidata P166: Helmholtz Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Helmholtz Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".
  • Wikidata P166: Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".
  • Wikidata P166: Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
  • Wikidata P166: Order of Lenin
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of Lenin.
  • Wikidata P166: Hero of Socialist Labour
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Hero of Socialist Labour.
  • Wikidata P166: Stalin Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Stalin Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: PL Chebyshev Gold Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): PL Chebyshev Gold Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Order of the Red Banner of Labour
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
  • Wikidata P166: Lenin Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lenin Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Stalin Prize, 2nd degree.
  • Wikidata P166: Balzan Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Balzan Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Order of the October Revolution
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Order of the October Revolution.
  • Wikidata P166: Lobachevsky Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lobachevsky Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Wolf Prize in Mathematics
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Wolf Prize in Mathematics.
  • Wikidata alias: Andrey N. Kolmogorov
    Andrey N. Kolmogorov
  • Wikidata alias: A. N. Kolmogorov
    A. N. Kolmogorov
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