Pafnuty Chebyshev

Name: Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev

Born: May 16, 1821, in Borovsk, Kaluga, Russian Empire

Death: December 8, 1894 (Age: 73)

Computer-related contributions

• Russian mathematician.
• Known for probability, statistics, mechanics, and analytical geometry.
• Considered to be a founding father of Russian mathematics.

Significant publications

• Tchebychef, P. L. (1907).

Honors and awards

• Demidov Prize (1849).
• The lunar crater Chebyshev and the asteroid 2010 Chebyshev were named in his honor.