Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
Russian mathematician and theorist

Born
March 31st, 1847
177 years ago
Died
July 19th, 1878
146 years ago — 31 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Russia
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Contributed significantly to number theory and algebra. Studied properties of quadratic forms and published influential works addressing the arithmetic of numbers. Worked on the theory of Dirichlet series and provided foundational insights into the distribution of prime numbers. Zolotarev's work on the theory of errors in measurements also garnered attention. His efforts laid groundwork for future advancements in mathematics.
Development of the theory of quadratic forms
Publication of the influential paper on number theory
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