Andrey Kolmogorov

Russian mathematician (1903–1987)
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Andrey Kolmogorov

Summary

Andrey Kolmogorov is a human[1]. Born in Tambov[2], he… he passed away in Moscow[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month, #6,614 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tambov[2], Andrey Kolmogorov…
  • Andrey Kolmogorov died in Moscow[3].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[10].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov was married to Anna Dmitrievna Egorova[11].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov held citizenship in Russian Empire[12].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov held citizenship in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[13].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov held citizenship in Soviet Union[14].
  • Russian was Andrey Kolmogorov's native language[15].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov worked as a statistician[6].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's professions included physicist[8].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was probability theory[16].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was topology[17].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was geometry[18].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was mathematical logic[19].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was mechanics[20].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's field of work was measure theory[21].
  • Among Andrey Kolmogorov's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[22].
  • Among Andrey Kolmogorov's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[23].
  • Among Andrey Kolmogorov's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[24].
  • Among Andrey Kolmogorov's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[25].
  • Among Andrey Kolmogorov's employers was Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth[26].
  • Andrey Kolmogorov's education included a stint at Lomonosov Moscow State University[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrey Kolmogorov was born in Tambov[2]. Russian was his native language[15].

Education

Educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[27], a public university[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1755[30], headquartered in Moscow[31]; D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[32], a university[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1880[35]; and E. A. Repman gymnasium[36], a school[37], in Russia[38]. Andrey Kolmogorov's doctoral advisor was Nikolai Luzin[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8]. Fields of work include probability theory[16], a branch of mathematics[40]; topology[17], a branch of mathematics[41]; geometry[18], a branch of mathematics[42]; mathematical logic[19], a branch of mathematics[43]; mechanics[20], a branch of physics[44]; and measure theory[21], a branch of mathematics[45]. Employers include Lomonosov Moscow State University[22] and Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth[26]. Doctoral students include Israel Gelfand[46], Sergey Nikolsky[47], Akakii Konstantinovich Barkalaya[48], Boris Gnedenko[49], Anatoly Maltsev[50], and Daredzhan Razhdenovna Vashakidze[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Lobachevsky Prize[52], Stalin Prize[53], Order of Lenin[54], Hero of Socialist Labour[55], Order of the October Revolution[56], and Balzan Prize[57].

Personal Life

Andrey Kolmogorov was married to Anna Dmitrievna Egorova[11].

Death and Burial

Andrey Kolmogorov passed away in Moscow[3]. Burial took place at Novodevichy Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Andrey Kolmogorov include Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[58] and Kolmogorov complexity[59].

Why It Matters

Andrey Kolmogorov ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month, #6,614 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

He has been cited as an influence by Kiyoshi Itō[62], a bureaucrat[63], 1915–2008[64], of Japan[65], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[66], specialised in probability theory[67].

He is credited with the discovery of Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[68], a non-parametric test[69]; probability axioms[70], a scientific theory[71]; Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem[72], a theorem[73]; Avrami equation[74], an equation[75]; and Kolmogorov's inequality[76], an inequality[77]. Entities named for him include Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[58] and Kolmogorov complexity[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Alexander Borovkov[78], Vladimir Arnold[79], Tony Hoare[80], Israel Gelfand[81], Per Martin-Löf[82], and Yakov Sinai[83].

FAQs

Where was Andrey Kolmogorov born?

Andrey Kolmogorov was born in Tambov[2].

Where did Andrey Kolmogorov die?

Andrey Kolmogorov died in Moscow[3].

Who was Andrey Kolmogorov married to?

Andrey Kolmogorov's spouses include Anna Dmitrievna Egorova[11].

What did Andrey Kolmogorov do for work?

Andrey Kolmogorov worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8].

Where did Andrey Kolmogorov go to school?

Andrey Kolmogorov was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[27], D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[32], E. A. Repman gymnasium[36], and Lomonosov Moscow State University[84].

What awards did Andrey Kolmogorov receive?

Honors received include Lobachevsky Prize[52], Stalin Prize[53], Order of Lenin[54], and Hero of Socialist Labour[55].

Who did Andrey Kolmogorov influence?

Andrey Kolmogorov has been cited as an influence by Kiyoshi Itō[62].

What did Andrey Kolmogorov discover?

Andrey Kolmogorov is credited as discoverer of Kolmogorov–Smirnov test[68], probability axioms[70], Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem[72], and Avrami equation[74].

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