Solomon Lefschetz Scientist

Solomon Lefschetz (Russian: Соломо́н Ле́фшец; 3 September 1884 – 5 October 1972) was an American mathematician who did fundamental work on algebraic topology, its applications to algebraic geometry, and the theory of non-linear ordinary differential equations.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 03, 1884
Birth place
Moscow , Russia , Russian Empire
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 05, 1972
Place of death
Princeton New Jersey
Education
École Centrale Paris
Clark University
Known for
Picard–Lefschetz theory
Hairy ball theorem
Lefschetz pencil
Lefschetz zeta function
Lefschetz fixed-point theorem
Lefschetz duality
Lefschetz theorem on (11)-classes
Lefschetz hyperplane theorem
Lefschetz manifold

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