Anil Nerode is an American mathematician with Indian heritage. He was born on August 9, 1932, in India and later immigrated to the United States. Anil Nerode is renowned for his significant contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics. He has made significant advances in various fields, including recursion theory, model theory, and computability theory. Nerode is particularly well-known for his work on the theory of automata and formal languages, which are essential concepts in computer science and theoretical computer science.