Igor Shafarevich
Igor Shafarevich | |
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| Born | Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich 3 June 1923 Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 February 2017 (aged 93) Moscow, Russia |
| Alma mater | Steklov Institute of Mathematics |
| Known for | Shafarevich–Weil theorem, Golod–Shafarevich theorem, Shafarevich's theorem on solvable Galois groups, Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula, Néron–Ogg–Shafarevich criterion |
| Awards | Leonhard Euler Gold Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
Doctoral advisor | Boris Delaunay |
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Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich (Russian: И́горь Ростисла́вович Шафаре́вич; 3 June 1923 – 19 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician who contributed to algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. Outside mathematics, he wrote books and articles that criticised socialism, as well as other literature which some described as antisemitic.