Yuri Vasilyevich Prokhorov
Mathematician, Academic
1929 –
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Who is Yuri Vasilyevich Prokhorov?
Yuri Vasilyevich Prokhorov was a Russian mathematician, active in the field of probability theory. He was a PhD student of Andrey Kolmogorov at the Moscow State University, where he obtained his PhD in 1956.
Prokhorov became a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1966, a full member in 1972. He was a vice-president of the IMU. He received Lenin Prize in 1970, Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1975 and 1979. He was also an editor of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1929
Moscow - Nationality
- Russia
- Soviet Union
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
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on July 23, 2013
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