Boris Feigin

Russian mathematician
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Boris Feigin

Summary

Boris Feigin is a human[1]. He was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on November 20, 1953[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Boris Feigin's place of birth was Moscow[2].
  • Boris Feigin was born on November 20, 1953[3].
  • Boris Feigin's father was Lev Feigin[6].
  • A child of Boris Feigin was Evgeny Feigin[7].
  • Boris Feigin held citizenship in Russia[8].
  • Boris Feigin worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was representation theory[9].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was mathematical physics[10].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was algebraic geometry[11].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was Lie algebra[12].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was Lie group[13].
  • Boris Feigin's field of work was algebra[14].
  • Among Boris Feigin's employers was Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics[15].
  • Among Boris Feigin's employers was National Research University – Higher School of Economics[16].
  • Boris Feigin's doctoral advisor was Israel Gelfand[17].
  • Boris Feigin's doctoral advisor was Dmitry Borisovich Fuchs[18].
  • A notable student of Boris Feigin was Edward Frenkel[19].
  • A notable student of Boris Feigin was Sergey Arkhipov[20].
  • Boris Feigin was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[21].
  • Boris Feigin is recorded as male[22].
  • Boris Feigin's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Boris Feigin supervised Vladimir V. Dotsenko as a doctoral student[24].
  • Boris Feigin supervised Boris Shoikhet as a doctoral student[25].
  • Boris Feigin supervised Anton Khoroshkin as a doctoral student[26].
  • Boris Feigin supervised Aleksander Tsymbaliuk as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Boris Feigin's place of birth was Moscow[2]. He was born on November 20, 1953[3]. His father was Lev Feigin[6].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Israel Gelfand[17], a mathematician[28], 1913–2009[29], of Russian Empire[30], awarded the Stalin Prize[31], specialised in mathematical analysis[32] and Dmitry Borisovich Fuchs[18], a mathematician[33], b. 1939[34], of Soviet Union[35], awarded the honorary doctorate of the University of Metz[36], specialised in topology[37]. Boris Feigin earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[38].

Career and Affiliations

Boris Feigin worked as a mathematician[4]. Fields of work include representation theory[9], a branch of mathematics[39]; mathematical physics[10], a branch of mathematics[40]; algebraic geometry[11], a branch of mathematics[41]; Lie algebra[12], a mathematical concept[42]; Lie group[13], a mathematical concept[43]; and algebra[14], a branch of mathematics[44]. Employers include Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics[15], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[45], in Russia[46], founded in 1964[47], headquartered in Chernogolovka[48] and National Research University – Higher School of Economics[16], a national research university[49], in Russia[50], founded in 1992[51], headquartered in Moscow[52]. Notable students include Edward Frenkel[19], a mathematician[53], b. 1968[54], of United States[55], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[56], specialised in mathematics[57] and Sergey Arkhipov[20]. Doctoral students include Vladimir V. Dotsenko[24], a mathematician[58], b. 1981[59], specialised in homotopical algebra[60]; Boris Shoikhet[25]; Anton Khoroshkin[26]; Aleksander Tsymbaliuk[27]; and Mikhail Bershtein[61].

Personal Life

A child of Boris Feigin was Evgeny Feigin[7].

Why It Matters

Boris Feigin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

Where was Boris Feigin born?

Born in Moscow[2], Boris Feigin…

Who were Boris Feigin's parents?

Boris Feigin's father was Lev Feigin[6].

What did Boris Feigin do for work?

Boris Feigin worked as mathematician[4].

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  27. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Child Evgeny Feigin
    Doctoral student Vladimir V. Dotsenko, Boris Shoikhet, Anton Khoroshkin +2
    Doctoral advisor Israel Gelfand, Dmitry Borisovich Fuchs
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