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Igor Shafarevich

Igor Shafarevich
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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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  1. Daniel Carleton GajdusekSeptember 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008
  2. Freeman DysonDecember 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020
  3. George MostowJuly 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017
  4. Harish-ChandraOctober 11, 1923 – October 16, 1983
  5. Igor Shafarevich (this page)June 3, 1923 – February 19, 2017
  6. René ThomSeptember 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002

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