Mikhail Postnikov

Mikhail Postnikov
Born(1927-10-27)27 October 1927
Died27 May 2004(2004-05-27) (aged 76)
EducationMoscow State University
Known forPostnikov system
Postnikov square
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
WorkplacesMoscow State University
Lev Pontryagin
Doctoral students
Sergei Novikov
Yuli Rudyak
Andrei Bolibrukh

Mikhail Mikhailovich Postnikov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович По́стников; 27 October 1927 – 27 May 2004) was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in algebraic and differential topology.