Iosif Gikhman

Iosif Ilyich Gikhman (Ukrainian: Йосип Ілліч Гіхман; May 26, 1918  July 30, 1985) was a Soviet mathematician.

Iosif Ilyich Gikhman
BornMay 26, 1918
Uman (Cherkasy region, Ukraine)
DiedSeptember 30, 1985(1985-09-30) (aged 67)
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materKyiv State University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical statistics, Stochastic differential equation, Markovian processes
InstitutionsDonetsk State University
Academic advisorsNikolay Bogolyubov

Gikhman is well known for a comprehensive treatise on the theory of stochastic processes, co-authored with Skorokhod. In the words of mathematician and probability theorist Daniel W. Stroock "Gikhman and Skorokhod have done an excellent job of presenting the theory in its present state of rich imperfection.”

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