Luzin

Nikolai Nikolaievich Luzin

Born: 9 Dec 1883 in Tomsk, Russia
Died: 25 Feb 1950 in Moscow, USSR

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Luzin's main contributions are in the area of foundations of mathematics and measure theory. He also made significant contributions to descriptive set topology.

Luzin inspired a wide number of colleagues at Moscow University in measure theory and topology. He also influenced Kolmogorov in probability theory.

References:

  1. Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  2. Biography and analysis of Luzin's work, Collected Works of Luzin 3 Vols (Moscow, 1953-59).
  3. A L Shields, Years ago : Luzin and Egorov, Mathematical intelligencer 9 (4) (1987), 24-27. 
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