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Anatoli Vitushkin

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Anatoli Georgievich Vitushkin (1931-2004) was a Soviet mathematician born in Moscow who specialized in mathematical analysis, particularly analytic capacity. He studied under Andrey Kolmogorov at Moscow State University and joined the Steklov Institute of Mathematics in 1965, continuing a distinguished research career despite being blind. He received the Kolmogorov Prize in 2003 for his contributions to the field.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1931 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1931-06-25 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2004-05-09 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2004 1
FieldSourced to the subject's own account
Mathematical analysis (analytic capacity) 1
Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account
Moscow, Russia 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
Soviet 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Research on analytic capacity and uniform approximation by holomorphic functions, contributing to mathematical analysis and complex analysis. 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Moscow, Soviet Union 1
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1. Anatoli Vitushkin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Early life section
    Anatoli Georgievich Vitushkin was born on 25 June 1931 in Moscow.
  • Career section
    He died, at the age of 72, in Moscow on 9 May 2004.
  • opening sentence
    Anatoli Georgievich Vitushkin ... (June 25, 1931, May 9, 2004) was a Soviet mathematician noted for his work on analytic capacity and other parts of mathematical analysis.
  • Career section, Kolmogorov paragraph
    He studied under Andrey Kolmogorov and benefited from participation in Alexander Kronrod's circle.
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