Nikolay Konstantinov is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Nikolay Konstantinov as Russian mathematician (1932–2021).
Nikolay Konstantinov was born at Moscow in 1932. His recorded nationality is Russia. He studied at MSU Faculty of Physics.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics.
The recorded fields of work are mathematics.
Among his principal contributions are Tournament of the Towns and Independent University of Moscow. Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
The honours record reads: Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2008) and school medal (1949).
That the work was done from Russia matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Nikolay Konstantinov died in 2021, aged 89. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education — 2008
- school medal — 1949
- Notable work: Tournament of the Towns
- Notable work: Independent University of Moscow
- Held posts at Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
- Fields: mathematics
