Leonid Kantorovich
Mathematician, Academic
1912 – 1986
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Who was Leonid Kantorovich?
Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich 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 Prize in Economics in 1975.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1912
Saint Petersburg - Also known as
- Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich
- L. V. Kantorovich
- Ethnicity
- Russian
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Lived in
- Saint Petersburg
- Died
- Apr 7, 1986
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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