Vasily Sergeevich Nemchinov
Encyclopedia
Vasily Sergeevich Nemchinov ( (January 2, 1894 - November 5, 1964) was a Soviet economist
and mathematician
. Nemchinov is credited with introducing mathematical methods into Soviet economics, thus creating a scientific basis for central planning
.
in at was the Penzenskaya
Guberniya
of Imperial Russia. He attended secondary school in Chelyabinsk
until 1913. He then studied at the economics department of the Moscow Institute of Commerce
. After graduation in 1917 he began to work as an economist and statistician for the local government
in the Chelyabinsk district
.
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. Nemchinov is credited with introducing mathematical methods into Soviet economics, thus creating a scientific basis for central planning
Planned economy
A planned economy is an economic system in which decisions regarding production and investment are embodied in a plan formulated by a central authority, usually by a government agency...
.
Biography
Nemchinov was born in Grabovo, a village about 20 km north of PenzaPenza
-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...
in at was the Penzenskaya
Penza Oblast
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Guberniya
Guberniya
A guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire usually translated as government, governorate, or province. Such administrative division was preserved for sometime upon the collapse of the empire in 1917. A guberniya was ruled by a governor , a word borrowed from Latin ,...
of Imperial Russia. He attended secondary school in Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
until 1913. He then studied at the economics department of the Moscow Institute of Commerce
Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Plekhanov Russian Economic University is a public university located in Moscow, Russia. The university is one of the largest Russian economic institutes of higher education and a member of several international university bodies, such as the European University Association and the European...
. After graduation in 1917 he began to work as an economist and statistician for the local government
Zemstvo
Zemstvo was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. The idea of the zemstvo was elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864...
in the Chelyabinsk district
Uyezd
Uyezd or uezd was an administrative subdivision of Rus', Muscovy, Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR which was in use from the 13th century. Uyezds for most of the history in Russia were a secondary-level of administrative division...
.
Works
- "On the Statistical Study of Rural Class Stratification", 1926, Bulleting of Urals Regional Statistical Admin.
- "Experience from the Classification of Peasant Households", Vestnik statistiki.
- The Use of Mathematics in Economics, 3 volumes, 1959-65.
- Methods and Models of Mathematical Economics, 1967-9.
- Selected Works, 1967-9.
Honors
- Stalin Prize, (1946)
- Honorary member of the Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
, (1961) - Lenin PrizeLenin PrizeThe Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
, (1965, posthumously)