Mikhail Gromov
Mikhail Gromov · Science & Medicine
Geometer who reshaped modern geometry; Abel Prize (2009), Wolf Prize (1993)
1943, Boksitogorsk, Russia (Soviet Union)
Soviet Union · France · United States
Mikhail Gromov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geometer who reshaped modern geometry; Abel Prize (2009), Wolf Prize (1993)
Gromov, a Russian-French geometer whose mother was Jewish, reshaped modern geometry with ideas such as Gromov–Hausdorff convergence, pseudoholomorphic curves and geometric group theory. Working at the IHÉS in France and at New York University, he received the Wolf Prize (1993) and the Abel Prize (2009).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Geometer who reshaped modern geometry; Abel Prize (2009), Wolf Prize (1993)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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