Eugene Borisovich Dynkin (born May 11, 1924) is a Russian mathematician. He has made contributions to the fields of probability and algebra, especially semisimple Lie groups, Lie algebras, and Markov processes. The Dynkin diagram, the Dynkin system, and Dynkin's lemma are named for him. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leonhard Euler is considered by many people to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is mathematics. ... The word probability derives from the Latin probare (to prove, or to test). ... Linear algebra lecture at Helsinki University of Technology This article is about the branch of mathematics; for other uses of the term see algebra (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, the term semisimple is used in a number of related ways, within different subjects. ... In mathematics, a Lie group is a group whose elements can be continuously parametrized by real numbers, such as the rotation group, which can be parametrized by the Euler angles. ... In mathematics, a Lie algebra is an algebraic structure whose main use lies in studying geometric objects such as Lie groups and differentiable manifolds. ... In probability theory, a Markov process is a stochastic process characterized as follows: The state at time is one of a finite number in the range . ... See also Simple Lie group. ... A Dynkin system on is a set consisting of certain subsets of such that the set itself is in if and then if is a sequence of sets in which is increasing in the sense that , then the union also lies in If is any set of subsets of , then... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Dynkin lived in Leningrad until 1935, when his father was declared "enemy of the people" and the family was exiled to Kazakhstan. At the age of 16, in 1940, despite his father's political difficulties, Dynkin enrolled at Moscow University. He avoided military service in World War II because of his poor eyesight, and received his M.S. in 1945 and his Ph.D. in 1948. He became an assistant professor at Moscow, but was not awarded a "chair" until 1954 because of his political undesirability. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term enemy of the people (Russian language: враг народа, vrag naroda) was a fluid designation under the Bolsheviks rule in regards to their real or suspected political or class opponents, sometimes including former allies. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский Государственный Университет имени М.В.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is considered the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1968 Dynkin was forced to transfer to the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, where he worked on the theory of economic growth and economic equilibrium. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Accumulated GDP growth for various countries. ... In economics, economic equilibrium often refers to an equilibrium in a market that clears: this is the case where a market for a product has attained the price where the amount supplied of a certain product equals the quantity demanded. ...

He remained at the Institute until 1976, when he emigrated to the United States. He became a professor at Cornell University, where he remains as of 2006. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Cornell redirects here. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Eugene Dynkin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Biography at the University of St Andrews
• Department listing at Cornell University
• Personal web page