Born: March 6, 1901, Cherykaw, Belarus (then part of Russian Empire).

Died: June 3, 1980, Kharkiv, Ukraine (then part of Russian Empire).

Higher Education: PhD in Mathematics at Kiev Institute of Public Educaton (now Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) (Kiev, Ukraine).

Main Publications: 

• Ахиезер, Н.И. (2001). Избранные труды по теории функций и математической физике (vol. 1–2) [Selected works in function theory and mathematical physics]. Kharkiv: Acta
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1984). Лекции об интегральных преобразованиях. Kharkov: Vishcha Shkola. English translation: Akhiezer, N. I. (1988). Lectures on Integral Transforms. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1981). Вариационное исчисление. Kharkov: Vishcha Shkola.. English translation: Akhiezer, N. I. (1988). The calculus of variations. Chur: Harwood Academic Publishers
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1977–1978). Теория линейных операторов в Гильбертовом пространстве (vol. 1–2) (3rd ed.). Kharkov: Vishcha Shkola.. English translation: Akhiezer, N.I.; Glazman, I.M. (1981). Theory of Linear Operators in Hilbert Space (vol. 1 – 2) (3rd ed.). Boston, Mass. – London: Pitman (Advanced Publishing Program)
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1970). Элементы теории эллиптических функций. Moscow: Nauka. English translation: Akhiezer, N. I. (1990). Elements of the theory of elliptic functions. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1961). Классическая проблема моментов и некоторые вопросы анализа, связанные с нею. Moscow: Gosudarstv. Izdat. Fiz.-Mat. Lit. English translation: Akhiezer, N. I. (1965). The Classical Moment Problem and Some Related Questions in Analysis. Oliver & Boyd.
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1965). Лекции по теории аппроксимации (2nd ed.). Moscow: Nauka. English translation (of the 1st edition): Achiezer, N. I. (1956). Theory of approximation. Translated by Charles J. Hyman. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing.
• Ахиезер, Н.И.; Крейн, М.Г. (1938). О некоторых вопросах теории моментов. Kharkov: GONTI. English translation: Akhiezer, N.I.; Krein, M.G. (1962). Some questions in the theory of moments. Providence, R.I.: American Mathematical Society.
• Ахиезер, Н.И. (1955). Академик С. Н. Бернштейн и его работы по конструктивноĭ теории функций [Academician S. N. Bernstein and his work on the constructive theory of functions]. Kharkov: Izdat. Harʹkov. Gosudarstv. Univ. German translation: Akhiezer, N.I. (2000). “Das Akademiemitglied S.N.Bernstein und seine Arbeiten zur konstruktiven Funktionentheorie”. Mitt. Math. Sem. Giessen. 240
• Ahiezer, N.I.; Petrovskiĭ, I.G. (1961). “The contribution of S. N. Bernšteĭn to the theory of partial differential equations”. Uspekhi Mat. Nauk (in Russian). 16 (2 (98)): 5–20
• Ahiezer, N.I. (1978). “On the spectral theory of Lamé’s equation”. Istor.-Mat. Issled. (in Russian). 23: 77–86
• Akhiezer, N.I. (1998). “Function theory according to Chebyshev”. Mathematics of the 19th century. Basel: Birkhäuser. pp. 1–81.

Knows for:

• Akhiezer polynomials
• Baker–Akhiezer function
• Akhiezer–Krein–Favard theorem
• Akhiezer’s theorem.