Sergei Chernikov

Sergei Chernikov
Сергей Николаевич Черников
Born
Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov

(1912-05-11)11 May 1912
Died23 January 1987(1987-01-23) (aged 74)
NationalityRussian
Known forGroup theory, linear programming
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorAleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh
Notable studentsVictor Glushkov

Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov (11 May 1912 – 23 January 1987; Russian: Сергей Николаевич Черников) was a Russian mathematician who contributed significantly to the development of infinite group theory and linear inequalities.