Yury Prokhorov

Soviet mathematician (1929-2013)
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Yury Prokhorov

Summary

Yury Prokhorov is a human[1]. He was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on +1929-12-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Moscow[4]. He died on +2013-07-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yury Prokhorov was born in Moscow[2].
  • Yury Prokhorov died in Moscow[4].
  • Yury Prokhorov was born on +1929-12-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yury Prokhorov died on +2013-07-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Yury Prokhorov is buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery[9].
  • Yury Prokhorov held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Yury Prokhorov held citizenship in Russia[11].
  • Yury Prokhorov worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Yury Prokhorov's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Yury Prokhorov's field of work was probability theory[12].
  • Yury Prokhorov's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Yury Prokhorov's field of work was mathematical statistics[14].
  • Among Yury Prokhorov's employers was Steklov Institute of Mathematics[15].
  • Yury Prokhorov was employed by Lomonosov Moscow State University[16].
  • Among Yury Prokhorov's employers was National Research Nuclear University[17].
  • Yury Prokhorov was employed by Steklov Institute of Mathematics[18].
  • Yury Prokhorov was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[19].
  • Yury Prokhorov's education included a stint at Lomonosov Moscow State University[20].
  • Yury Prokhorov's education included a stint at Bauman Moscow State Technical University[21].
  • Yury Prokhorov's doctoral advisor was Andrey Kolmogorov[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Yury Prokhorov is Lévy–Prokhorov metric[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Yury Prokhorov is Prokhorov's theorem[24].
  • Yury Prokhorov received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[25].
  • Yury Prokhorov received the Lenin Prize[26].
  • Yury Prokhorov was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Yury Prokhorov was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on +1929-12-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[19], a faculty[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1933[30]; Lomonosov Moscow State University[20], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1755[33], headquartered in Moscow[34]; and Bauman Moscow State Technical University[21], a national research university[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1830[37], headquartered in Moscow[38]. Yury Prokhorov's doctoral advisor was Andrey Kolmogorov[22]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include probability theory[12], a branch of mathematics[40]; mathematics[13], an academic discipline[41]; and mathematical statistics[14], a branch of mathematics[42]. Employers include Steklov Institute of Mathematics[15], a research institute[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1934[45]; Lomonosov Moscow State University[16], a public university[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1755[48], headquartered in Moscow[49]; and National Research Nuclear University[17], a national research university[50], in Russia[51], founded in 1942[52], headquartered in Moscow[53]. Doctoral students include Vyacheslav Sazonov[54], a mathematician[55], 1935–2002[56], of Soviet Union[57], awarded the USSR State Prize[58], specialised in probability theory[59]; Sergey Ayvazyan[60], a mathematician[61], 1934–2019[62], of Soviet Union[63], awarded the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize[64]; Ruben Hambardzumyan[65], a mathematician[66], b. 1941[67], of Soviet Union[68], awarded the Medal of Anania Shirakatsi[69], specialised in calculus[70]; Sergey Shorgin[71], a poet[72], b. 1952[73], of Soviet Union[74], specialised in probability theory[75]; Vladimir Illyich Rotar[76]; and Boris Alekseevich Rogozin[77], a professor of mathematics[78], 1935–2004[79].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Lévy–Prokhorov metric[23] and Prokhorov's theorem[24]. Things named for Yury Prokhorov include Prokhorov's theorem[80], a theorem[81] and Lévy–Prokhorov metric[82], a mathematical concept[83].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[25], a socialist order of merit[84], in Soviet Union[85], founded in 1928[86] and Lenin Prize[26], a Soviet state award[87], in Soviet Union[88], founded in 1925[89].

Death and Burial

Yury Prokhorov died on +2013-07-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. Burial took place at Troyekurovskoye cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Yury Prokhorov ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[90] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[91]

He is credited with the discovery of Lévy–Prokhorov metric[92], a mathematical concept[93]. Entities named for him include Prokhorov's theorem[80], a theorem[81] and Lévy–Prokhorov metric[82], a mathematical concept[83].

His notable doctoral advisees include Ruben Hambardzumyan[94], a mathematician[95], b. 1941[96], of Soviet Union[97], awarded the Medal of Anania Shirakatsi[98], specialised in calculus[99]; Vyacheslav Sazonov[100], a mathematician[101], 1935–2002[102], of Soviet Union[103], awarded the USSR State Prize[104], specialised in probability theory[105]; and Sergey Shorgin[106], a poet[107], b. 1952[108], of Soviet Union[109], specialised in probability theory[110].

FAQs

Where was Yury Prokhorov born?

Yury Prokhorov was born in Moscow[2].

Where did Yury Prokhorov die?

Yury Prokhorov passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Yury Prokhorov do for work?

Yury Prokhorov worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Yury Prokhorov go to school?

Yury Prokhorov was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[19], Lomonosov Moscow State University[20], and Bauman Moscow State Technical University[21].

What awards did Yury Prokhorov receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[25] and Lenin Prize[26].

What did Yury Prokhorov discover?

Yury Prokhorov is credited as discoverer of Lévy–Prokhorov metric[92].

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