Eugen Slutsky
Russian mathematician (1880-1948)
Evgeny "Eugen" Evgenievich Slutsky (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Слу́цкий; 7 April [O.S. 26 March] 1880 – 10 March 1948) was Soviet mathematical statistician, economist and political economist. He is primarily known for the Slutsky equation and the Slutsky–Yule effect.
Early life
Slutsky studied in the department of physics and mathematics at Kiev University. In 1901, he was expelled from the university and conscripted into the army for participating in student protests. He was allowed to return to his studies, but was again expelled in 1902 and prohibited from studying at any university in the Russian Empire.
From 1902 to 1905, he studied in the department of engineering at the Technical University of Munich. He was allowed to resume studies in the Russian Empire in 1905 where he enrolled in department of law at Kiev University where he sought to apply mathematics in economics research. He graduated in 1911 with a gold medal.
In 1917, he received a degree in political economy from the University of Moscow.
Academic career
In 1911, he joined the faculty at Kiev Institute of Commerce.
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