Zhautilov Primbek

Russian mathematician (1911–1989)

In the history of mathematics, Zhautilov Primbek is one of the names that keeps returning.

The record lists Zhautilov Primbek as Russian mathematician (1911–1989).

Zhautilov Primbek was born in 1911. His recorded nationality is Russia. He studied at Kazakh National Pedagogical University and Saint Petersburg State University.

Around the turn of the twentieth century the foundations of mathematics were under open attack, and set theory and logic became urgent questions.

His academic posts were held at Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakh National Pedagogical University and National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The recorded fields of work are theory of differential equations.

Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.

Recognition followed: Order of the October Revolution and Order of the Badge of Honour.

That the work was done from Russia matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.

Zhautilov Primbek died in 1989, aged 78. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.

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