Kiyosi Itô
Japanese mathematician (1915–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kiyosi Itô (伊藤 清, Itō Kiyoshi, Japanese pronunciation: [itoː kiꜜjoɕi], September 7, 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a Japanese mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, in particular, the theory of stochastic processes. He invented the concept of stochastic integral and stochastic differential equation, and is known as the founder of so-called Itô calculus. He also pioneered the world connections between stochastic calculus and differential geometry, known as stochastic differential geometry, invited for the ICM in Stockholm.
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Kiyosi Itô | |
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Born | (1915-09-07)September 7, 1915 |
Died | November 10, 2008(2008-11-10) (aged 93)[1] |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Known for | Itô calculus |
Awards | Asahi Prize (1977) Wolf Prize (1987) Kyoto Prize (1998) Gauss Prize (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Kyoto |
Doctoral advisor | Shokichi Iyanaga |
Doctoral students | Shinzo Watanabe |
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