Sergei Novikov
Russian mathematician
Sergei Petrovich Novikov is a Soviet and Russian mathematician, noted for work in both algebraic topology and soliton theory. In 1970, he won the Fields Medal. Wikipedia
Born: 1938 (age 86 years), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Notable students: Boris Dubrovin, Victor Buchstaber, Igor Krichever, and more
Awards: Lenin Prize (1967), Fields Medal (1970), Lobachevsky Prize (1981), and more
Parents: Pyotr Novikov
Fields: Mathematics