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Pavel Aleksandrov

Pavel Aleksandrov
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Pavel Sergeyevich Alexandrov, sometimes romanized Paul Alexandroff, was a Soviet mathematician. He wrote roughly three hundred papers, making important contributions to set theory and topology. In topology, the Alexandroff compactification and the Alexandrov topology are named after him.

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  1. Dmitry Dmitrievich MaksutovApril 11, 1896 – August 12, 1964
  2. Fritz Julius KuhnMay 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951
  3. Gerty CoriAugust 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957
  4. Pavel Aleksandrov (this page)April 25, 1896 – November 16, 1982
  5. Philip Showalter HenchFebruary 28, 1896 – March 30, 1965
  6. Robert S. MullikenJune 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986

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