Leonid Kantorovich
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Leonid Kantorovich
Summary
Leonid Kantorovich is a human[1]. He was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. He passed away in Moscow[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Leonid Kantorovich was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
- Leonid Kantorovich died in Moscow[3].
- Leonid Kantorovich is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[8].
- Leonid Kantorovich held citizenship in Soviet Union[9].
- Russian was Leonid Kantorovich's native language[10].
- Leonid Kantorovich is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[11].
- Leonid Kantorovich's professions included mathematician[4].
- Leonid Kantorovich worked as an economist[5].
- Leonid Kantorovich worked as a university teacher[6].
- Leonid Kantorovich's field of work was functional analysis[12].
- Leonid Kantorovich's field of work was linear programming[13].
- Leonid Kantorovich's field of work was set theory[14].
- Leonid Kantorovich's field of work was mathematics[15].
- Leonid Kantorovich's field of work was economics[16].
- Leonid Kantorovich was employed by St. Petersburg State Transport University[17].
- Leonid Kantorovich was employed by Military Engineering-Technical University[18].
- Leonid Kantorovich was employed by State Committee for Science and Technology[19].
- Among Leonid Kantorovich's employers was Institute for Systems Analysis[20].
- Among Leonid Kantorovich's employers was Novosibirsk State University[21].
- Among Leonid Kantorovich's employers was Saint Petersburg State University[22].
- Leonid Kantorovich was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[23].
- Leonid Kantorovich's doctoral advisor was Grigory Fichtengolz[24].
- Leonid Kantorovich's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Smirnov[25].
- Leonid Kantorovich received the Order of the Badge of Honour[26].
- Leonid Kantorovich received the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[27].
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Origins and Family
Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Leonid Kantorovich… he is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[11]. Russian was his native language[10].
Education
Leonid Kantorovich's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State University[23]. Doctoral advisors include Grigory Fichtengolz[24] and Vladimir Smirnov[25]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[28] and full professor[29].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include functional analysis[12], a branch of mathematics[30]; linear programming[13]; set theory[14], a branch of mathematics[31]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[32]; and economics[16], an academic discipline[33]. Employers include St. Petersburg State Transport University[17], a public university[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1809[36]; Military Engineering-Technical University[18], an institute of technology[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1810[39], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[40]; State Committee for Science and Technology[19], a government agency[41], in Soviet Union[42], founded in 1948[43], headquartered in Moscow[44]; Institute for Systems Analysis[20], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[45], in Russia[46], founded in 1976[47]; Novosibirsk State University[21], a national research university[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1959[50]; and Saint Petersburg State University[22], a public university[51], in Russia[52], founded in 1724[53], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[54]. Doctoral students include Svetlozar Rachev[55], László Czách[56], Michael Z. Solomyak[57], Gennady Rubinshtein[58], Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bulavsky[59], and Tamara Nikiforovna Smirnova[60].
Recognition
Awards received include Order of the Badge of Honour[26], a socialist order of merit[61], in Soviet Union[62], founded in 1935[63]; Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[27], a class of award[64]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[65], a socialist order of merit[66], in Soviet Union[67], founded in 1928[68]; Lenin Prize[69], a Soviet state award[70], in Soviet Union[71], founded in 1925[72]; doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble[73], an award[74], in France[75]; and Order of Lenin[76].
Death and Burial
Leonid Kantorovich died in Moscow[3]. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[8].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Leonid Kantorovich include Wasserstein metric[77], transportation theory[78], Kantorovich inequality[79], and L. Kantorovich Prize[80].
Why It Matters
Leonid Kantorovich ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] He is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]
He is credited with the discovery of Kantorovich theorem[83], a theorem[84]. Entities named for him include Wasserstein metric[77], transportation theory[78], Kantorovich inequality[79], and L. Kantorovich Prize[80].
His notable doctoral advisees include Stanislav Shatalin[85], an economist[86], 1934–1997[87], of Soviet Union[88], awarded the USSR State Prize[89], specialised in economics[90] and Valeri Makarov[91], an economist[92], b. 1937[93], of Soviet Union[94], awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class[95], specialised in mathematics[96].
FAQs
Where was Leonid Kantorovich born?
Leonid Kantorovich's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].
Where did Leonid Kantorovich die?
Leonid Kantorovich died in Moscow[3].
What did Leonid Kantorovich do for work?
Leonid Kantorovich worked as mathematician[4], economist[5], and university teacher[6].
Where did Leonid Kantorovich go to school?
Leonid Kantorovich was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[23].
What awards did Leonid Kantorovich receive?
Honors received include Order of the Badge of Honour[26], Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[27], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[65], and Lenin Prize[69].
What did Leonid Kantorovich discover?
Leonid Kantorovich is credited as discoverer of Kantorovich theorem[83].