Ivan Vinogradov
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Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov ForMemRS[1](Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Виногра́дов, IPA: [ɪˈvan mɐtˈvʲejɪvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnɐˈɡradəf] ⓘ; 14 September 1891 – 20 March 1983) was a Soviet mathematician, who was one of the creators of modern analytic number theory, and also a dominant figure in mathematics in the USSR. He was born in the Velikiye Luki district, Pskov Oblast. He graduated from the University of St. Petersburg, where in 1920 he became a Professor. From 1934 he was a Director of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics, a position he held for the rest of his life, except for the five-year period (1941–1946) when the institute was directed by Academician Sergei Sobolev. In 1941 he was awarded the Stalin Prize. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1942.[3] In 1951 he became a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Letters in Kraków.
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov | |
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Born | (1891-09-14)14 September 1891 |
Died | 20 March 1983(1983-03-20) (aged 91) |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | St. Petersburg State University |
Known for | Analytic number theory |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | James Victor Uspensky[2] |