Person: Lyapunov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich

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Aleksandr Lyapunov was a Russian mathematician best known for his development of the stability theory of a dynamical system. He also made contributions to mathematical physics and probability theory.

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Born 6 June 1857, Yaroslavl, Russia. Died 3 November 1918, Odessa, Russia.

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