Aleksandr Nekrasov

Aleksandr Nekrasov
Born
Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov

(1883-12-09)December 9, 1883
DiedMay 21, 1957(1957-05-21) (aged 73)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materUniversity of Moscow
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Stalin Prize
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, physics
Institutions

Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Некра́сов; 9 December [O.S. 27 November] 1883 – 21 May 1957) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician known for his mathematical contributions to hydromechanics and aeromechanics. The Nekrasov integral equation describing surface waves is named for him.