Mihailo Petrović Alas
Serbian mathematician and philosopher (1868–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mihailo Petrović Alas (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Петровић Алас; 6 May 1868 – 8 June 1943), was a Serbian mathematician and inventor. He was also a distinguished professor at Belgrade University, an academic, fisherman, philosopher, writer, publicist, musician, businessman, traveler and volunteer in the Balkan Wars, the First and Second World Wars. He was a student of Henri Poincaré, Paul Painlevé, Charles Hermite and Émile Picard. Petrović contributed significantly to the study of differential equations and phenomenology,[1] founded engineering mathematics in Serbia,[2] and invented one of the first prototypes of a hydraulic analog computer.[3]
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Mihailo Petrović | |
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Born | (1868-05-06)6 May 1868 |
Died | 8 June 1943(1943-06-08) (aged 75) |
Nationality | Serbian |
Alma mater | Belgrade University École Normale Supérieure |
Known for | Differential equations Phenomenology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | Belgrade University Serbian Royal Academy |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Hermite Charles Émile Picard |
Doctoral students | Jovan Karamata Dragoslav Mitrinović Radivoj Kašanin |
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