Eugene Dynkin
Eugene Dynkin · Science & Medicine
Lie algebras and probability; Dynkin diagrams
1924, Leningrad, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia) — 2014, Ithaca, New York, United States
Soviet Union · United States
Eugene Dynkin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Lie algebras and probability; Dynkin diagrams
A Soviet-born Jew whose father perished in Stalin's purges, Dynkin overcame official obstacles to become a major mathematician, later emigrating to Cornell University. He is remembered for Dynkin diagrams, which classify Lie groups and algebras, and for deep contributions to probability theory, including Markov processes. He was Jewish.
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Lie algebras and probability; Dynkin diagrams
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