Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist (born 1912)

Leonid Kantorovich

Russian mathematician (1912–1986)

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. He was the winner of the Stalin Prize in 1949 and the Nobel…