Aleksandr Khinchin
Mathematician and academic
Mathematician and academic
1959
66 years ago — 65 years old
Scientists & Innovators
Russia
Contributions were primarily in probability theory and number theory. Developed the Khinchin's theorem in 1924, which concerns the distribution of the sums of independent random variables. Worked on continued fractions and contributed to the study of the foundations of mathematics. Held academic positions in several institutions, including Moscow State University.
Developed Khinchin's theorem
Contributed to continued fractions theory
Published works on probability theory
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