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Chebyshevskii Sb., 2023 Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 361–371 (Mi cheb1366)

HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS AND APPLICATIONS

Historical and mathematical heritage of Fyodor Andreevich Medvedev (to the 100th anniversary of his birth)

R. A. Melnikov, O. A. Savvina

Yelets State Bunin University (Yelets)

Abstract: In 2023, the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian scientist Fyodor Andreevich Medvedev (1923-1993), who made an invaluable contribution to the development of the world history of mathematics, was celebrated. For many decades, he was one of the leading researchers at the Institute of History, Natural Science and Technology (IIET) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He wrote five monographs, each of which was innovative for historical and mathematical literature, both in terms of volume and depth, and in terms of the significance of the material covered. His scientific works were highly appreciated abroad, for several years he was a member of the editorial board of the international journal "Historia Mathematica". The works he wrote on the history of mathematics have not lost their relevance at the present time. The reconstruction of the scientific path of F.A. Medvedev is proposed, the characteristics of his fundamental works are given and their role in the development of the history of mathematics in Russia is revealed.

Keywords: F.A. Medvedev, history of set theory, history of the theory of functions of a real variable, international relations of Russian mathematicians.

UDC: 51(092)

Received: 09.10.2023
Accepted: 11.12.2023

DOI: 10.22405/2226-8383-2023-24-4-361-371



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