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Leonid Kantorovich
Economist

Leonid Kantorovich

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Developing linear programming for allocating scarce resources.

Production planning methods · The Best Use of Economic Resources

Born
19 January 1912
Birthplace
Saint Petersburg
Died
7 April 1986

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Leonid Kantorovich

Leonid Kantorovich was a Soviet mathematician and economist who applied mathematical optimisation to production and planning.

Early life

Education

Entered Leningrad State University at fourteen and graduated in 1930.

Career

  1. 1934

    Professor

    Became a full professor at twenty-two.

  2. 1939

    Production planning

    Developed linear-programming methods for industrial allocation.

  3. 1960s

    Novosibirsk

    Led computational mathematics work.

  4. 1975

    Economics prize

    Shared the Nobel Memorial Prize with Tjalling Koopmans.

Selected work

Production planning methods

Formulated optimisation problems subject to resource constraints.

The Best Use of Economic Resources

Presented his approach to economic allocation.

Beyond work

Wartime service

Calculated safe vehicle spacing for the Lake Ladoga ice route during the siege of Leningrad.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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