Nikolai Piskunov
Nikolai Semenovich Piskunov | |
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| Born | 9 May 1908 Froltsovo |
| Died | 1977 |
| Nationality | Soviet Union, Russian |
| Known for | Kolmogorov–Petrovsky–Piskunov equation |
| Awards | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Steklov Institute of Mathematics |
Nikolai Semenovich Piskunov (Russian: Пискунов, Николай Семенович) (9 May 1908 – 1977) was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He is known for the Kolmogorov–Petrovsky–Piskunov equation, a key model in mathematical population dynamics, and his textbook on differential and integral calculus which was used at many technical universities and was translated into several languages.