Igor Pavlov

programmer, creator of 7-Zip
Person human Q531341
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Summary

Igor Pavlov was born on 1950[1]. He has worked as a computer scientist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Russia[4]
  • Native language: Russian[5]
  • Educated at: Ufa State Aviation Technical University[6]
  • Notable work: 7-Zip[7], Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm[8], xz[9], 7z[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Pavlov[12]
  • Given name: Igor[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[14]
  • Name in native language: Игорь Павлов[15]
  • Different from: Igor Pavlov[16]

Why It Matters

Igor Pavlov has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

He is credited with the discovery of Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm[19], a compression algorithm[20].

FAQs

What did Igor Pavlov do for work?

Igor Pavlov worked as a computer scientist[2].

Where did Igor Pavlov go to school?

Igor Pavlov was educated at Ufa State Aviation Technical University[6].

What did Igor Pavlov discover?

Igor Pavlov is credited as discoverer of Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm[19].

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  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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