Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky | |
|---|---|
Соломон Вениаминович Шерешевский | |
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1 May 1958 (aged 71 or 72) |
| Nationality | Russian/Soviet |
| Other names | Ш |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Russian mnemonist |
Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (Russian: Соломон Вениаминович Шерешевский; 1886 – 1 May 1958), also known simply as 'Ш' ('Sh'), 'S.', or Luria's S, was a Soviet journalist and mnemonist active in the 1920s. He was the subject of Alexander Luria's case study The Mind of a Mnemonist (1968).