Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
| Aleksandr Aleksandrov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 4, 1912 Volyn, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (today Ryazan Oblast, Russia) |
| Died | July 27, 1999 (aged 86) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet Union |
| Fields | Mathematics, physics |
| Institutions |
Novosibirsk State University Leningrad State University |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
| Doctoral advisors |
Vladimir Foсk Boris Delaunay |
| Doctoral students |
Yuri Burago Vladik Kreinovich Aleksandr Kuz'minykh Grigori Perelman Alexei Pogorelov Yuri Reshetnyak Victor Zalgaller |
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Алекса́ндров, alternative transliterations: Alexandr or Alexander (first name), and Alexandrov (last name)) (August 4, 1912 – July 27, 1999), was a Soviet/Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and mountaineer.
Aleksandr Aleksandrov should not be confused with Pavel Alexandrov, another 20th century mathematician who was active in Moscow.
Aleksandr Aleksandrov was born in 1912 in Volyn village, Ryazan Oblast. He graduated from the Department of Physics of Leningrad State University. His advisors there were Vladimir Fock, a physicist, and Boris Delaunay, a mathematician. In 1933 Aleksandrov worked at the State Optical Institute (GOI) and at the same time gave lectures at the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of the University. He completed his Ph.D. in 1935 at the University and later in 1937 — a D.Sc. dissertation. He became a professor at the University, while also working at LOMI, the Leningrad Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute (now PDMI, Petersburg Department of the Mathematical Institute). In 1951 he became a member of the Communist Party. Appointed the rector of the university in 1952, Aleksandrov remained in this position until 1964. In 1946 he became a corresponding member, and in 1964 a full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Since 1975 he was also a member of the Accademia dei Quaranta.
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