Alexander Friedmann
Alexander Friedmann
Alexander Friedmann
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a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician. He is best known for his pioneering theory that the universe was expanding
Born
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann June 16, 1888 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died
September 16, 1925 (aged 37) Leningrad, USSR
Nationality
Russian
Known for
Friedmann equations Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric
Fields
Mathematics and physics
Alma mater
St. Petersburg State University
Institutions
Petrograd Polytechnical Institute Main Geophysical Observatory
Spouse(s)
Natalia Malinina
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Russia
Doctoral advisor
Vladimir Steklov
Doctoral students
George Gamow Nikolai Kochin Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina
era
1800+