Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician (1912-1986) · Russia · On the map · Academics · Died at 74
Leonid Vitalyevich 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.
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1986Died7 April 19861985Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAward1984Honorary Doctor of the University of Halle-WittenbergAward1975Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward1974Honorary Doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonneAward1972Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1969Honorary Doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia AntipolisAward1967Order of LeninAward1966Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of GrenobleAward1965Lenin PrizeAward1949Order of the Red Banner of LabourAwardStalin Prize, 2nd degreeAward1944Order of the Badge of HonourAward1912Born19 January 1912
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He was the winner of the Stalin Prize in 1949 and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1975.
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Russia
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Academics
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Lived 1912 to 1986 · aged 74
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