Aleksandr Korkin

Aleksandr Korkin
Born(1837-03-03)3 March 1837
Zhidovinovo, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 September 1908(1908-09-01) (aged 71)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Alma materSt Petersburg University
Known forPartial Differential Equations
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsSt Petersburg University
Doctoral advisorPafnuty Chebyshev
Doctoral studentsYegor Zolotarev

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Korkin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Коркин; 3 March [O.S. 19 February] 1837 – 1 September [O.S. 19 August] 1908) was a Russian mathematician. He made contribution to the development of partial differential equations, and was second only to Chebyshev among the founders of the Saint Petersburg Mathematical School. Among others, his students included Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev.

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