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Alexander Friedmann
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Russian mathematician (1888-1925)
Alexander Friedmann was a Russian mathematician who lived from 1888 to 1925 and made important contributions to cosmology and theoretical physics. His work on mathematical models of the expanding universe laid crucial groundwork for modern understanding of how the cosmos evolves over time.
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- 8
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- Designs for the construction of markets, warehouses, and sheds ...
- 1×1 der Psychopharmaka
- Psychotrauma
- Die Welt als Raum und Zeit: (1923)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Family name
- Friedman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- scientist
- Position held
- adjunct professor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- dynamic meteorology
- Academic degree
- Master of Science
- Doctoral advisor
- Andrey Markov
- Student of
- Vladimir Steklov
- Doctoral student
- Nikolai Kochin
- Field of work
- dynamic meteorology
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military rank
- praporshchik
- Image
- Aleksandr Fridman cropped.png
- Work location
- Perm State National Research University
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg
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- Alexander Friedmann
- date of birth
- 1888-06-16
- date of death
- 1925-09-16
- place of burial
- Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery
- cause of death
- typhus
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Александр Александрович Фридман
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- professorship
- Privatdozent
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Encyclopedic overview
Expansion · Future
Hubble's law · Redshift
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