Mikhail Lavrentyev
| Mikhail Lavrentyev | |
|---|---|
| Михаил Лаврентьев | |
| Born | Mikhail Alekseyevich Lavrentyev November 19, 1900 | 
| Died | October 15, 1980 (aged 79) | 
| Nationality | Soviet | 
| Alma mater | Moscow State University | 
| Awards | Lomonosov Gold Medal (1977) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics | 
| Institutions | Moscow State University Steklov Institute of Mathematics | 
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolai Luzin | 
| Doctoral students | Mstislav Keldysh Aleksei Markushevich | 
Mikhail Alekseyevich Lavrentyev (or Lavrentiev, Russian: Михаи́л Алексе́евич Лавре́нтьев; November 19, 1900 – October 15, 1980) was a Soviet mathematician and hydrodynamicist.