Which mathematician was born first, Pyotr Novikov or Dmitri Egorov?
Pyotr Novikov Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov (Russian: Пётр Серге́евич Но́виков ; 15 August 1901, Moscow, Russian Empire – 9 January 1975, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet mathematician.
Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: Василий Владимирович Петров ) (19 July [O.S. 8 July] 1761 – 15 August 1834) was a Russian experimental physicist, self-taught electrical technician, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1809; Corresponding member since 1802).