Nationality Russian Name Aleksandr Nekrasov | Citizenship Russia Role Mathematician | |
Institutions Moscow University, Sergo Orjonikidze Aviation Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences Influences Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky, Sergei Alekseevich Chaplygin Influenced by Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky, Sergey Chaplygin | ||
Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov (Russian: aleksándr Ivánovich Nekrásov; 9 December [O.S. 27 November] 1883 – 21 May 1957) was a Russian mathematician known for his mathematical contributions to hydromechanics and aeromechanics. The Nekrasov integral equation describing surface waves is named for him.
Nekrasov was born in Moscow, Russia, where he would remain for the rest of his life. He went to school and graduated from the University of Moscow in 1906. Nekrasov graduated with a first class diploma.
Nekrasov earned a gold medal for work of his essay, Theory of the Satellites of Jupiter.
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