Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov made major contributions to almost all areas of mathematics and many fields of science and is considered one of the 20th century's most eminent mathematicians. He was the founder of modern probability theory, having...

One of the great geniuses of modern Russian mathematics is Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov. Kolmogorov was born in Tambov on April 25, 1903. After completing high school in his home town, he enrolled at Moscow University, from which he received his...

1903-1987 Russian Mathematician In discussing great mathematicians, the word "genius" is so often used that its effect sometimes seems blunted, yet in the case of Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov the term is exceedingly apt. Though he is...

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров) (April 25, 1903 - October 20, 1987) was a Soviet mathematician who made major advances in different scientific fields (among them probability theory,...

A.N. Kolmogorov, 84, a Soviet mathematician credited with making a major contribution to one of the most important fields of modern mathematics by creating the formal foundations of the theory of probability, died Oct. 20 in Moscow, the Soviet news agency, Tass, reported. No...

MY EVENING WITH ANDREI the international orphan began when friends Jim and Kate, his adoptive parents, dropped him off on their way to a concert. I was their last resort; apparently every babysitter in Arlington had been booked this Saturday night. There was...