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Alexander Friedmann
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Person

Alexander Friedmann

1888 – 1925 · aged 37

Russian mathematician (1888-1925)

Born
16 Jun 1888 · Saint Petersburg
Died
16 Sept 1925 · Saint Petersburg

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 43 years
  1. 16 Jun 1888BornBorn in Saint Petersburg
  2. 1914 – 1918WarWorld War I
  3. 1918 – 1920RoleProfessor
  4. 1919RoleDean
  5. 1919 – 1920RoleProrector
  6. 1920RoleAdjunct professor
  7. 1923RoleEditor-in-chief
  8. 1925RoleDirector
  9. 16 Sept 1925DiedDied in Saint Petersburg

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1888 – 1925).

  1. 18961896 Summer Olympics
  2. 1898Spanish–American War
  3. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
  4. 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
  5. 1917Balfour Declaration
  6. 1917February Revolution
  7. 1917October Revolution
  8. 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
  9. 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
  10. 1920Treaty of Versailles

Biography

Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (also spelled Friedman or Fridman; ; Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Фри́дман; 16 June [O.S. 4 June] 1888 – 16 September 1925) was a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician. He originated the pioneering theory that the universe is expanding, governed by a set of equations he developed known as the Friedmann equations.

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