Chebyshev has given his name to results in probabilityand analysis, one of the first Russian mathematicians by birth to be so recognized. His work reflected a great deal of mathematical sophistication, making connections between different areas and...

1821-1894 Russian mathematician whose best known papers deal with prime numbers. Appointed professor of mathematics at the University of St. Petersburg in 1847, Chebyshev also studied problems involving probability theory, quadratic forms, orthogonal...

Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev (Russian: Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв) (May 16 [O.S. May 4] 1821 – December 8 [O.S. November 26] 1894)[1] was a Russian mathematician. His name is transliterated variously as Chebychev, Chebyshov,...