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A. Ya. Khinchin
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin (russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Хи́нчин, french: Alexandre Khintchine; July 19, 1894 – November 18, 1959) was a USSR, Soviet mathematician and one of the most significant contributors to the Soviet school of probability theory. Life and career He was born in the village of Kondrovo, Kaluga Oblast, Kondrovo, Kaluga Oblast, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire. While studying at Moscow State University, he became one of the first followers of the famous Nikolai Luzin, Luzin school. Khinchin graduated from the university in 1916 and six years later he became a full professor there, retaining that position until his death. Khinchin's early works focused on real analysis. Later he applied methods from the metric theory of functions to problems in probability theory and number theory. He became one of the founders of modern probability theory, discovering the law of the iterated logarithm in 1924, achieving important results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondrovo, Kaluga Oblast
Kondrovo (russian: Ко́ндрово) is a town and the administrative center of Dzerzhinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Shanya River (a tributary of the Ugra in the Oka's basin), northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History Originally known as Kondyrevo (), it was a ''votchina'' of Dmitry Kondyrin, a Russian voyevoda who was granted these lands for his service during the second war with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1500–1501. The settlement's name gradually changed to Kondrovo by the 1840s. In 1790, a paper mill was built in the village, and by the end of the 19th century it became famous for its high quality paper. Town status was granted to Kondrovo in 1938. During World War II, Kondrovo was occupied by the German Army from October 9, 1941 to January 19, 1942. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kondrovo serves as the administrative center of Dzerzh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
