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Kravchuk was a Professor of Mathematical Statistics in Kyiv, Ukraine. He discovered the “Krawtchouk” polynomials, and made penetrating’contributions to various branches of mathematics before his arrest and death.
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Seneta, E. (2001). Mikhailo Pylypovych Kravchuk (or Krawtchouk). In: Heyde, C.C., Seneta, E., Crépel, P., Fienberg, S.E., Gani, J. (eds) Statisticians of the Centuries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_91
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