Igor Shafarevich
Soviet and Russian mathematician (1923-2017) · Russia · On the map · Academics · Died at 93
Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich 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.
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