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  1. Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev (Russian: Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв, IPA: [pɐfˈnutʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪtɕ tɕɪbɨˈʂof]) (16 May [O.S. 4 May] 1821 – 8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1894) was a Russian mathematician and considered to be the founding father of Russian mathematics.

  2. Jul 19, 1998 · Pafnuty Chebyshev was the founder of the St. Petersburg mathematical school (sometimes called the Chebyshev school), who is remembered primarily for his work on the theory of prime numbers and on the approximation of functions. Chebyshev became assistant professor of mathematics at the University.

  3. Dec 8, 2011 · Pafnuty Chebyshev is largely remembered for his investigations in number theory. Chebyshev was also interested in mechanics and is famous for the orthogonal polynomials he invented.

  4. Mar 7, 2024 · Pafnutii Lvovich CHEBYSHEV (or TCHÉBICHEF) b. 16 May 1821 (o.s.) - d. 26 November 1894 (o.s.) Summary Chebyshev is regarded as the founder of the St. Petersburg School of mathematics, which encompassed path-breaking work in probability theory.

  5. Russian mathematician. Chebyshev spent most of his career at St Petersburg U, where he developed a mathematical school with an international reputation (Markov was one of his students). He made major contributions in many branches of mathematics.

  6. PAFNUTY LVOVICH CHEBYSHEV (May 16, 1821–December 8, 1894) by HEINZ KLAUS STRICK, Germany. PAFNUTY LVOVICH CHEBYSHEV grew up together with eight brothers and sisters on an estate in the Kaluga Oblast, to the southwest of Moscow. His father, a nobleman and retired military officer, left the children’s education to their mother and a cousin.

  7. Russian mathematician whose best known papers deal with prime numbers. Appointed professor of mathematics at the University of St. Petersburg in 1847, Chebyshev also studied problems involving probability theory, quadratic forms, orthogonal functions, and the theory of integrals.

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