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Lipman Bers

Latvian-American mathematician (1914-1993) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 79

Lipman Bers was a Latvian-American mathematician, born in Riga, who created the theory of pseudoanalytic functions and worked on Riemann surfaces and Kleinian groups. He was also known for his work in human rights activism.

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1993Died29 October 19931986Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists AwardAward1975Leroy P. Steele PrizeAward1959Guggenheim FellowshipAward1914Born22 May 1914

Awards

Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award1986
Leroy P. Steele Prize1975
Guggenheim Fellowship1959
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1993 · aged 79