Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov was a leading Soviet Russian mathematician and geophysicist known for important contributions to topology, functional analysis, mathematical physics, and ill-posed problems. He was also one of the inventors of the magnetotellurics method in geophysics. Other transliterations of his surname include "Tychonoff", "Tychonov", "Tihonov", "Tichonov".
- Occupation
- mathematician, topologist, geophysicist, university teacher
- Position held
- director
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russia
- Born
- October 17, 1906
- Died
