Sadovnichii Victor Antonovich was born on 3 April 1939 in Krasnoplavka village of the Lozovsky district in the Kharkov region. Graduated in 1963 from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (Moscow State University). Ph.D. in Mathematics and Physics (1974). Professor (1975). Head of the Department of Calculus (1982) at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University. Director of the Institute for Mathematical Studies of Complex Systems (1995). Rector of Moscow State University (1992). Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1997), Member of Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of Bureau for Computer Science, Computer Systems and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Member of a number of professional academies, such as the International Academy of Astronautics and the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences. Honorary Doctor of Tokai University (Japan), Honorary Doctor of Istanbul University (Turkey), Honorary Doctor of Mongolian University, Honorary Doctor of Hanoi National University (Viet-Nam), Honorary Doctor of Byelorussian State University, Honorary Doctor of Yerevan University (Armenia), Honorary Doctor of Tashkent University (Uzbekistan), Honorary Doctor of Amur and Pomor Universities (Russia), Honorary Doctor of Socha University (Japan), Honorary Doctor of Montenegrin University (Yugoslavia), and others. President of the Rector Union of the Russian Federation (1994). President of the Europe-Asia University Association. Member of the Europe Rector Conference Ececutive Committee. Vice-President of the UNESCO Ececutive Committee in the Russian Federation. Member of a number of international scientific and educational organizations. State Prize Laureate (1989), Lomonosov Prize Laureate (1973).

The field of scientific interests: mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science.