Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician)

Aleksandr Aleksandrov
Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Алекса́ндров
A. D. Aleksandrov in 1954
Born	(1912-08-04)4 August 1912 Volyn, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (today Ryazan Oblast, Russia)
Died	27 July 1999(1999-07-27) (aged 86) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Soviet Union
Alma mater	Leningrad State University
Known for	Geometry and Physics
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, Physics
Institutions	Novosibirsk State University Leningrad State University
Doctoral advisors	Vladimir Fock Boris Delaunay
Doctoral students	Yuri Burago Vladik Kreinovich Grigori Perelman Alexei Pogorelov Victor Zalgaller

Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Алекса́ндров, alternative transliterations: Alexandr or Alexander (first name), and Alexandrov (last name)) (4 August 1912 – 27 July 1999) was a Soviet/Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and mountaineer.