Gennadi Vainikko

Gennadi Vainikko
Vainikko in 2007
Born(1938-05-31)31 May 1938
Kondopoga, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died1 November 2024(2024-11-01) (aged 86)
Tartu, Estonia
CitizenshipEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
OccupationMathematician
Known forWork in numerical functional analysis, approximation methods, and singular, weakly singular and hypersingular integral equations
AwardsOrder of the White Star, 3rd Class (1998)

Gennadi Vainikko (31 May 1938 – 1 November 2024) was an Estonian mathematician known for his work in numerical functional analysis, approximation methods, and the theory and numerical solution of integral, integro-differential and operator equations. He was a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences from 1986 and served as one of its vice-presidents from 1990 to 1994. He was also professor emeritus at the University of Tartu. Vainikko died in Tartu on 1 November 2024 at the age of 86.

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