As per our current Database, Leonid Kantorovich has been died on 7 April 1986(1986-04-07) (aged 74)\nMoscow, Russia, USSR.
When Leonid Kantorovich die, Leonid Kantorovich was 74 years old.
| Popular As | Leonid Kantorovich |
| Occupation | Scientists |
| Age | 74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | January 19, 1912 (Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russian) |
| Birthday | January 19 |
| Town/City | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
Leonid Kantorovich’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Leonid Kantorovich was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Kantorovich was born on 19 January 1912, to a Russian Jewish family. His father was a Doctor practicing in Saint Petersburg. In 1926, at the age of fourteen, he began his studies at the Leningrad University. He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics in 1930, and began his graduate studies. In 1934, at the age of 22 years, he became a full professor.
After 1939, he became the professor of Military engineering-technical university. During the Siege of Leningrad, Kantorovich was the professor of VITU of Navy and in charge of safety on the Road of Life. He calculated the optimal distance between cars on ice, depending on thickness of ice and temperature of the air. In December 1941 and January 1942, Kantorovich personally walked between cars driving on the ice of Lake Ladoga, on the Road of Life, to ensure the cars did not sink. However, many cars with food for survivors of the siege were destroyed by the German air-bombings. In 1948 Kantorovich was assigned to the atomic project of the USSR.
Since 1960, Kantorovich lived and worked in Novosibirsk, where he created and took charge of the Department of Computational Mathematics in Novosibirsk State University.
