Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy
Russian mathematician
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Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshchersky (Russian: Ива́н Все́володович Меще́рский, 1859–1935) was a Russian and Soviet mathematician who gained fame for his work on mechanics, notably the motion of bodies of variable mass.
Born10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1859
Died7 January 1935 (aged 75)
AlmamaterSaint Petersburg Imperial University
Ivan Meshcherskiy Иван Мещерский | |
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Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshchersky | |
| Born | 10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1859 |
| Died | 7 January 1935 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Scientific career | |
| Pafnuty Chebyshev | |
Doctoral students | Aleksey Krylov, Gury Kolosov, Alexander Friedmann |
Biography
Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy was born in Arkhangelsk. After graduation from Arkhangelsk Gymnasium, Meshcherskiy studied mathematics at the Saint Petersburg Imperial University from 1878 to 1882.
References
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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