Pafnuty Chebyshev
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Summary
Pafnuty Chebyshev was born on May 4, 1821[1], in Akatovo[2]. He died on November 26, 1894[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,655 views/month, #7,090 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Transfiguration church, Spas-Prognanye[9]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[10], Russia[11]
- Native language: Russian[12]
- Field of work: probability theory[13], number theory[14], applied mathematics[15], applied mechanics[16], mathematical analysis[17], mechanics[18], statistics[19], analytic geometry[20], mathematics[21]
- Employer: Imperial St. Petersburg University[22]
- Educated at: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[23], Saint Petersburg State University[24]
- Doctoral advisor: Nikolai Brashman[25]
- Award received: Order of Saint Anna, 1st class[26], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class[27], Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class[28], Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky[29], Demidov Prize[30], Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class[31], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[32], Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky[33], Order of St. Vladimir[34], Order of Saint Stanislaus[35], Knight of the Legion of Honour[36], Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[37]
- Member of: Royal Society[38], Russian Academy of Sciences[39], French Academy of Sciences[40], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[41], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[42], Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna[43], Saint Petersburg Mathematical Society[44], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Doctoral student: Dmitry Grave[47], Aleksandr Korkin[48], Aleksandr Lyapunov[49], Andrey Markov[50], Vladimir Andreyevich Markov[51], Konstantin Posse[52], Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev[53], Pavel Somov[54], Julian Sochocki[55], Andrei Kiselyov[56]
- Commons category: Pafnuty Chebyshev[57]
- Archives at: Archive RAS[58]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences[59]
- Given name: Pafnuty[60]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Pafnuty Chebyshev include Chebyshev polynomial[61], Chebyshev's inequality[62], Chebyshev distance[63], chebyshev filter[64], Bertrand's postulate[65], Chebyshev function[66], Chebyshev node[67], and Chebyshev linkage[68].
Why It Matters
Pafnuty Chebyshev has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 153 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He is credited with the discovery of Chebyshev's inequality[71], a concentration inequality[72]; Chebyshev function[73], a function[74]; Chebyshev linkage[75], a mathematical concept[76]; and Chebyshev's sum inequality[77], an inequality[78]. Entities named for him include Chebyshev polynomial[61], Chebyshev's inequality[62], Chebyshev distance[63], chebyshev filter[64], Bertrand's postulate[65], and Chebyshev function[66].
His notable doctoral advisees include Andrey Markov[79], a mathematician[80], 1856–1922[81], of Russian Empire[82], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class[83], specialised in probability theory[84]; Aleksandr Lyapunov[85], a mathematician[86], 1857–1918[87], of Russian Empire[88], specialised in stability theory[89]; Andrei Kiselyov[90]; Dmitry Grave[91]; Aleksandr Korkin[92]; and Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy[93].
FAQs
Where was Pafnuty Chebyshev born?
Pafnuty Chebyshev's place of birth was Akatovo[2].
Where did Pafnuty Chebyshev die?
Pafnuty Chebyshev passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
What did Pafnuty Chebyshev do for work?
Pafnuty Chebyshev worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Pafnuty Chebyshev go to school?
Pafnuty Chebyshev was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[23] and Saint Petersburg State University[24].
What awards did Pafnuty Chebyshev receive?
Honors received include Order of Saint Anna, 1st class[26], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class[27], Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class[28], and Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky[29].
What did Pafnuty Chebyshev discover?
Pafnuty Chebyshev is credited as discoverer of Chebyshev's inequality[71], Chebyshev function[73], Chebyshev linkage[75], and Chebyshev's sum inequality[77].