Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician (1912-1986)
Facts
32 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- January 19, 1912, January 15, 1912
- Date of death
- April 7, 1986
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Country of citizenship
- Soviet Union[7]
- Ethnic group
- Jewish people[9]
- Occupation
- mathematician, economist, university teacher
- Employer
- St. Petersburg State Transport University, Military Engineering-Technical University, State Committee for Science and Technology, Institute for Systems Analysis, Novosibirsk State University, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg State University, Институт управления народным хозяйством, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS, Steklov Institute of Mathematics[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
- Field of work
- functional analysis, linear programming, set theory, mathematics, economics[10][11][12][13][14]
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg State University[24]
- Award received
- Order of the Badge of Honour, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Lenin Prize, doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble, Order of Lenin, honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of the Patriotic War[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
- Doctoral advisor
- Grigory Fichtengolz, Vladimir Smirnov[25][26]
- Doctoral student
- Svetlozar Rachev, László Czách, Michael Z. Solomyak, Gennady Rubinshtein, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bulavsky, Tamara Nikiforovna Smirnova, Lyudmila Trofimovna Petrova, Iosif Romanovsky, Igor Karlovich Daugavet, Valentin Ilyin, Izabella Yurievna Kharrik, Peter Wood, Viktor Khavin, Valeri Makarov, Gleb Pavlovich Akilov[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- Russian
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, full professor[61][62]
- Birth name
- Леонид Витальевич Канторович
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Faces of Moscow, SB RAS: Personnel, Professors of NSU. Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. Personal staff, Autobiography, Academy of Sciences. Biographies. 1724—2019
- Family name
- Kantorowicz
- Given name
- Leonid
- Interested in
- mathematics
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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- Member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Econometric Society, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[40][41][42][43][44]
- Military, police or special rank
- Lieutenant Colonel[60]
- Name in native language
- Леонид Витальевич Канторович
- Participated in conflict
- World War II
- Place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery[6]
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Barochnaya street, Novosibirsk
- Student
- Vera Kublanovskaya, Hoàng Tụy
🏷️ Also known as
en Leonid Kantorovich
en Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich
en Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich
ar ليونيد كاتروفيتش
ar ليونيد كانتروفيتش
cs Leonid Kantorovič
cs Leonid V. Kantorovič
cs Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich
cs Leonid V. Kantorovich
cs Leonid Vitaliyevič Kantorovič
cs Leonid Kantorovich
da Leonid Vitaljevitj Kantorovitj
da Leonid Kantorovitj
de Leonid Witaljewitsch Kantorowitsch
de Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich
de Leonid Kantorovich
de Kantorowitsch
de Leonid Kantorowitsch
el Λεονίντ Καντορόβιτς
es Leonid Kantorovich
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- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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- ZbMATH author ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 10
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel,
Order of Lenin,
Order of the Red Banner of Labour,
Lenin Prize,
Order of the Badge of Honour,
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class,
honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis,
honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
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Summary
Leonid Kantorovich was born in Saint Petersburg[1]. He died in Moscow[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], economist[4], and university teacher[5].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Leonid Kantorovich include Wasserstein metric[63], transportation theory[64], Kantorovich inequality[65], and L. Kantorovich Prize[66].
Why It Matters
Leonid Kantorovich is credited with the discovery of Kantorovich theorem[67], a theorem[68]. Entities named for him include Wasserstein metric[63], transportation theory[64], Kantorovich inequality[65], and L. Kantorovich Prize[66].
His notable doctoral advisees include Stanislav Shatalin[69], an economist[70], 1934–1997[71], of Soviet Union[72], awarded the USSR State Prize[73], specialised in economics[74] and Valeri Makarov[75], an economist[76], b. 1937[77], of Soviet Union[78], awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class[79], specialised in mathematics[80].
FAQs
Where was Leonid Kantorovich born?
Leonid Kantorovich was born in Saint Petersburg[1].
Where did Leonid Kantorovich die?
Leonid Kantorovich passed away in Moscow[2].
What did Leonid Kantorovich do for work?
Leonid Kantorovich worked as a mathematician[3], economist[4], and university teacher[5].
Where did Leonid Kantorovich go to school?
Leonid Kantorovich was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[24].
What awards did Leonid Kantorovich receive?
Honors received include Order of the Badge of Honour[27], Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[28], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[29], and Lenin Prize[30].
What did Leonid Kantorovich discover?
Leonid Kantorovich is credited as discoverer of Kantorovich theorem[67].