Viktor Sadovnichiy

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Viktor Antonovich Sadovnichiy (Russian: Виктор Антонович Садовничий) (b. April 3, 1939) is a Russian mathematician. Since 1992 he has been the rector of the Moscow State University.

He was born in the village Krasnopavlovka in Kharkiv Oblast, now in Ukraine. He graduated from the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Moscow State University and defended his doctor thesis in 1974. In 1975 he became Professor, since 1982 until the present day he is the head of the Mathematical analysis chair of the department. He held different offices in the administration of the University until he was elected the rector in 1992. In 1996, 2001 and 2005 Sadovnichiy was reelected without any other candidates.

Sadovnichiy is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1994, Doctor Emeritus of many universities throughout the world, as well as the author of some 150 works. In 1989 he was awarded with the USSR State Prize.

Preceded by Anatoly Logunov (1977-1992)

Rector of the Moscow State University. 1992 –

Succeeded by Incumbent