Andrei Okounkov Scientist

Andrei Yuryevich Okounkov (Russian: Андре́й Ю́рьевич Окунько́в, Andrej Okun'kov) (born July 26, 1969) is a Russian mathematician who works on representation theory and its applications to algebraic geometry, mathematical physics, probability theory and special functions. He is currently a professor at Columbia University. In 2006, he received the Fields Medal "for his contributions to bridging probability, representation theory and algebraic geometry."

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Andrei Okounkov
Birth dateJune 26, 1969
Birth nameAndrei Yuryevich Okounkov
Birth place
Moscow , Russia , Soviet Union
Nationality
Russia
Education
Moscow State University

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