Mikhail Postnikov | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 May 2004 | (aged 76)
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Known for | Postnikov system Postnikov square |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Moscow State University |
Doctoral advisor | Lev Pontryagin |
Doctoral students | Sergei Novikov Yuli Rudyak Andrei Bolibrukh |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Postnikov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович По́стников; 27 October 1927 – 27 May 2004) was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in algebraic and differential topology.
He was born in Shatura, near Moscow. He received his Ph.D. from Moscow State University under the direction of Lev Pontryagin, and then became a professor at this university. He died in Moscow.