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Andrey Kolmogorov
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<p>Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] ⓘ, 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern <a href="/facts/Probability_theory/mFBn51rE">probability theory</a>. He also contributed to the mathematics of <a href="/facts/Topology/2EqW47cU">topology</a>, <a href="/facts/Intuitionistic_logic/zI7ulCnM">intuitionistic logic</a>, <a href="/facts/Turbulence/NpgFUhG5">turbulence</a>, <a href="/facts/Classical_mechanics/ykG8upsN">classical mechanics</a>, <a href="/facts/Algorithmic_information_theory/Tltn3I0Y">algorithmic information theory</a> and <a href="/facts/Analysis_of_algorithms/pStoBgBn">computational complexity</a>. </p>