Person: Sultangazin, Umirzak

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Umirzak Sultangazin was a Kazakhstan mathematician who did excellent work on kinetic transport theory. He was an important figure in building up mathematics in Kazakhstan and was involved in the Mir and Soyuz space programmes.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 4 October 1936, Karaoba, Sarykol district, Kostanay region, Kazakh SSR, USSR (now Kazakhstan). Died 23 May 2005, Berlin, Germany.

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Origin Kazakhstan


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive