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Anatoly Vershik

Russian mathematician (1933–2024)
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
December 28, 1933
Date of death
February 14, 2024
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[9][10]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Saint Petersburg State University[22][23]
Field of work
combinatorics, algebra, linear programming, mechanics, probability theory, measure theory, mathematics, representation theory, dynamical systems, ergodic theory, geometry[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Educated at
Saint Petersburg State University[24]
Award received
Wikidata item, Humboldt Prize, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[28][29][30]
Notable work
Which side are you on, mathematicians?[27]
Mother
Eva Lyusternik[7]
Child
Anna Verschik[8]
Doctoral advisor
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Gleb Pavlovich Akilov[25][26]
Doctoral student
Sergey Fomin, Dmitry Burago, Nikolai Mnev, Alexander Barvinok, Anna Erschler, Andrei Aleksandrovich Lodkin, Natalia Tsilevich, Wolfgang Temel't, Alexandr Livshic, Sergei Kerov, Vadim Adol'fovich Kaimanovich, Vladimir Gershkovic, Piotr Sporyshev, Nikita Sidorov, Victor Arzumanian, Sergei Karpushev, Uri Balde, Ol'ga Granichina, Michail Zakharevich, Yuri Yakubovich, Grigorii Pushkarev, Alexander Grigor'evich Kachurovskii, Fedor Petrov, Pavel Pavlovich Nikitin, Alexey Rafailovich Minabutdinov[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
Work location
Soviet Union[51]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian, English
Academic degree
Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[49]
Erdős number
+2
Given name
Anatoly[50]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Academia Europaea, American Mathematical Society, 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians boycott[31][32][33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anatoly Moiseevich Vershik en Anatoly M. Vershik en Anatoly Vershik en A. M. Vershik en Anatolii Moiseevich Vershik en Anatolii Vershik cs Anatolij M. Veršik cs Anatolij Veršik cs Anatoli Moissejewitsch Werschik cs Anatoly Moiseevich Vershik cs Anatoly M. Vershik cs Anatoly Vershik cs A. Vershik cs A. Veršik cs Анатолий Моисеевич Вершик cs A. M. Veršik cs A. M. Vershik cs Anatolii M. Vershik cs Anatolij Moiseevič Veršik cs Anatolij Moisejevič Veršik
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000099255556
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3715-2484
VIAF cluster ID
111654945
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88028737
GND ID
172433487
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Anti-war congress (Moscow, 2014-03-19) photo 8.JPG ↗
AE member ID
Vershik_Anatoly
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
8983
BIBSYS ID
12031559, 90705210
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
VershikAM(AnatoliĭMoiseevich)1933-
CANTIC ID
981058611625406706
CONOR.AL ID
7119206
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CONOR.BG ID
42766693
CONOR.SI ID
18600291, 136946787
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11359686
CiNii Research ID
1140563741551424128
DBLP author ID
55/1256
DDB person (GND) ID
172433487
Dimensions author ID
07431407005.77, 012407572471.97
Elibrary.ru person ID
6138
Freebase ID
/m/027vcwx
IdRef ID
095328173
J9U entity ID
987007312999205171
Libraries Australia ID
35412533
Libris-URI
64jlhddq47346sp
MR Author ID
178105
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
19387
Mendeley person ID
anatoly-vershik
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05282952
NL CR AUT ID
uk20211109610
NLA Trove people ID
943612
NUKAT ID
n98022314
National Library of Latvia ID
000096630
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:fGH;=BL
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810642183905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
079772226
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
4331
RERO ID (legacy)
A000172324
ResearchGate profile ID
Anatoly_Vershik
SBN author ID
MILV243498
SELIBR ID
99622
SHARE Catalogue author ID
149558
SNAC ARK ID
w6s31sg5
Scopus author ID
7003627915
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058611625406706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB4cFv7FM7mXqmwxX4THC
Yale LUX ID
person/17732b61-1b1e-4f7c-ae28-4b930f57c040
ZbMATH author ID
vershik.anatoli-m

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 10
mathematics, geometry, algebra, mechanics, probability theory, combinatorics, linear programming, measure theory +2 more
Doctoral student 3
Dmitry Burago, Sergey Fomin, Anna Erschler
Doctoral students 3
Dmitry Burago, Sergey Fomin, Anna Erschler
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Employer 2
Saint Petersburg State University, Steklov Institute of Mathematics
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Russian
Member of 2
Academia Europaea, American Mathematical Society
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Award received 1
Humboldt Prize
Doctoral advisor 1
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin
Doctoral advisors 1
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin
Educated at 1
Saint Petersburg State University
Given name 1
Anatoly
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Saint Petersburg
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Soviet Union
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Summary

Anatoly Vershik was born on December 28, 1933[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died on February 14, 2024[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

Anatoly Vershik's notable doctoral advisees include Sergey Fomin[52], a mathematician[53], b. 1958[54], of United States[55], awarded the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research[56], specialised in combinatorics[57]; Dmitry Burago[58], a mathematician[59], b. 1964[60], of Soviet Union[61], awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[62], specialised in geometry[63]; and Anna Erschler[64], a university teacher[65], b. 1977[66], of Russia[67], awarded the Élie Cartan Prize[68].

FAQs

Where was Anatoly Vershik born?

Anatoly Vershik's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Anatoly Vershik die?

Anatoly Vershik passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Anatoly Vershik's parents?

Anatoly Vershik's mother was Eva Lyusternik[7].

What did Anatoly Vershik do for work?

Anatoly Vershik worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Anatoly Vershik go to school?

Anatoly Vershik was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[24].

What awards did Anatoly Vershik receive?

Honors received include Q21660832[28], Humboldt Prize[29], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[30].

Related Entities

mathematics Russia Steklov Institute of Mathematics

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