Leonid Kantorovich
Leonid Kantorovich | |
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| Леонид Канторович | |
Kantorovich in 1975 | |
| Born | Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich 19 January 1912 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 April 1986 (aged 74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Known for | Cutting stock problem Linear programming Kantorovich inequality Kantorovich metric Kantorovich theorem Kantorovich–Rubinstein metric Monge–Kantorovich transportation problem Szász–Mirakjan–Kantorovich operator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Grigorii Fichtenholz Vladimir Smirnov |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Institutions | USSR Academy of Sciences Leningrad State University |
| Doctoral students | Svetlozar Rachev Gennadii Rubinstein |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1975) Stalin Prize (1949) |
| Website | |
Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich (Russian: Леонид Витальевич Канторович, IPA: [lʲɪɐˈnʲit vʲɪˈtalʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kəntɐˈrovʲɪtɕ] ⓘ; 19 January 1912 – 7 April 1986) was a Soviet mathematician and economist, known for his theory and development of techniques for the optimal allocation of resources. He is regarded as the founder of linear programming. He was the winner of the Stalin Prize in 1949 and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1975.