Dmitry Faddeev
Dmitrii Konstantinovich Faddeev | |
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| Дмитрий Константинович Фаддеев | |
| Born | June 30, 1907 near Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1989 (aged 81–82) |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
| Known for | Inverse Galois problem research; Faddeev–Leverrier algorithm; the Khinchin–Faddeev axiomatization of Shannon entropy.[1][2][3] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Leningrad State University Steklov Mathematical Institute |
| Doctoral students | Mark Bashmakov, Zenon Borevich, Lyudmyla Nazarova, Andrei Roiter, Alexander Skopin, Anatoly Yakovlev |
Dmitrii Konstantinovich Faddeev ((Russian: Дми́трий Константи́нович Фадде́ев, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ fɐˈdʲe(j)ɪf]; 30 June 1907 – 20 October 1989) was a Soviet mathematician known for his work in algebra, number theory, homological algebra, computational mathematics, and mathematics education. He is also recognized for one of the earliest axiomatizations of Shannon entropy in probability theory.