Igor Shafarevich

Igor Shafarevich
Born
Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich

(1923-06-03)3 June 1923[1]
Died19 February 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 93)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Alma materSteklov Institute of Mathematics
Known forShafarevich–Weil theorem, Golod–Shafarevich theorem, Shafarevich's theorem on solvable Galois groups, Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula, Néron–Ogg–Shafarevich criterion
AwardsLeonard Euler Gold Medal (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsLomonosov Moscow State University
Doctoral advisorBoris Delaunay
Doctoral students

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 and other books which were described as anti-semitic.

  1. ^ a b Berglund, Krista (2012). The Vexing Case of Igor Shafarevich, a Russian Political Thinker. p. 21. ISBN 9783034802154.