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Aleksandr Kronrod

Soviet mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1986)

Life: 1921 – 1986
Born: October 22, 1921
Died: October 6, 1986

Aleksandr Semyonovich Kronrod was a Soviet mathematician and computer scientist, best known for the Gauss–Kronrod quadrature formula which he published in 1964. Earlier, he worked on computational solutions of problems emerging in theoretical physics. He is also known for his contributions to economics, specifically for proposing corrections and calculating price formation for the USSR. Later, Kronrod gave his fortune and life to medicine to care for terminal cancer patients.