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Platon Poretsky

1846 – 1907

Russian mathematician

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Lived 1846 – 1907 (aged 60). Platon Poretsky was a Russian mathematician, astronomer and university teacher.

Platon Sergeevich Poretsky (; 3 October 1846 in Elisavetgrad, Russian Empire – 9 August 1907 in Gorodnyansky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire) was a noted Russian Imperial astronomer, mathematician, and logician.

Graduated from Kharkov University, he worked in Astrakhan and Pulkovo in St. Petersburg.

Later, as an astronomer at Kazan University, following the advice of his older colleague Professor of Mathematics A. V. Vasiliev at Kazan University (father of Nicolai A. Vasiliev) to learn the works of George Boole, Poretsky developed "logical calculus" and through specific "logical equations" applied it to the theory of probability. Thus, he extended and augmented the works of logicians and mathematicians George Boole, William Stanley Jevons and Ernst Schröder (known as Boole–Jevons–Schröder–Poretsky method).

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Education
Imperial Kharkov University, Poltava men's gymnasium
Employers
Kazan Imperial University, Astronomical Observatory of Kharkov National University, Pulkovo Observatory
Also known as
Platon Sergeevich Poretsky

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Platon Poretsky?

Russian mathematician (1846-1907)

When was Platon Poretsky born?

Platon Poretsky was born on 3 October 1846 in Kropyvnytskyi.

When did Platon Poretsky die?

Platon Poretsky died on 9 August 1907 in Zhovid.

What was Platon Poretsky's occupation?

Platon Poretsky was a mathematician, astronomer and university teacher.

What nationality was Platon Poretsky?

Platon Poretsky was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Platon Poretsky

· Wikidata: Q706120

· DBpedia: Platon Poretsky

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