Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician and economist
Died when: 74 years 78 days (890 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich (Russian: ?????´? ????´?????? ???????´???, IPA: [l???'n?it v??'tal?j?v??t? k?nt?'rov??t?]; 19 January 1912 – 7 April 1986) 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 Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1975.
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