Vladimir Iosifovich Levenshtein was a Russian and Soviet scientist who did research in information theory, error-correcting codes, and combinatorial design. Among other contributions, he is known for the Levenshtein distance and a Levenshtein algorithm, which he developed in 1965.
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Connected to Vladimir 6
Solomon W. GolombAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Thomas M. CoverAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalDavid A. HuffmanAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
David D. ClarkAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Abraham LempelAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Cynthia DworkAlso won IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalAbout this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2017 · aged 82
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