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Grigori Perelman

Russian mathematician (born 1966)
Person Human Q117346

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
June 13, 1966
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[6]
Occupation
mathematician
Employer
St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, Stony Brook University, University of California, Berkeley[12][13][14]
Field of work
differential geometry, topology, mathematics, Riemannian geometry, geometric topology[7][8][9][10][11]
Educated at
Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239, Saint Petersburg State University[15][16]
Award received
Fields medal, EMS Prize, Millennium Problems[25][26][27]
Notable work
Poincaré conjecture, geometrization conjecture, soul theorem, The entropy formula for the Ricci flow and its geometric applications, Ricci flow with surgery on three-manifolds, Finite extinction time for the solutions to the Ricci flow on certain three-manifolds[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Father
Yakov Perelman[4]
Mother
Lyubov Steingolts[5]
Sibling
Elena Perelman[41]
Doctoral advisor
Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Yuri Burago[17][18]
Student of
Aleksandr Aleksandrov[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian, English[36][37]
Described by source
Lentapedia[33]
Erdős number
+3[39]
Family name
Perelman[30]
Given name
Grigory[31]
Interested in
classical music[40]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Name in native language
Григорий Яковлевич Перельман[38]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[42]
Participant in
International Mathematical Olympiad, All-Russian Mathematical Olympiad of general education students[34][35]
Patronym or matronym
Yakovlevich[43]
Residence
Kupchino[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman en Grigori Perelman ar غريغوري بيرلمان ar جورجي بيرلمان ar جريجوري بيريلمان ar كريشا بيريلمان cs Grisha Perelman cs Grigorij Perelman cs Grigorij Jakovlevič Perelman cs Perelman da Grigori Perelman da Grigorij Jakovlevitj Perelman de Grisha Perelman de Grigori Perelman de Grigori Jakowlewitsch Perelman de Grigorij Perelman de Gregori Perelman el Γκριγκόρι Πέρελμαν es Grigori Perelman es Gregory perelman
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000055592454
VIAF cluster ID
68746706
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2008107620
GND ID
136216218
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Grigori Perelman, 1993 (re-scanned) (cropped).jpg ↗
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
23585
Arnet Miner author ID
562dc00b45ce1e5967a9db89
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
grigorij-perelman
Awards & Winners artist ID
01gtvy
BIBSYS ID
10041661
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16716433x
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
perelman-grigori
Show all 63 identifiers +51
CANTIC ID
981058615018006706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12068055
DDB person (GND) ID
136216218
Dimensions author ID
010307141261.40
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
280T7j
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
198957
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Grigori-Perelman
FAST ID
1916136
Freebase ID
/m/01gtvy
Genealogics.org person ID
I00703028
Goodreads character ID
995621
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Grigori_Perelman
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70197
IdRef ID
124657249
International Mathematical Olympiad participant ID
10481
J9U entity ID
987007291110005171
JRC Names ID
441083
Lex ID
Grigorij_Perelman
Libraries Australia ID
49288152
MR Author ID
293597
MacTutor biography ID
Perelman
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
84354
Munzinger person ID
00000028222
NE.se ID
grigorij-perelman
NLA Trove people ID
1491098
NLP ID
a0000003007367
NLab ID
Grigori Perelman
NNDB people ID
835/000118481
NUKAT ID
n2018283307
National Library of Brazil ID
000486192
National Library of Greece ID
319210
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:B/Ur;=Bq
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810657839205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
325554129
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
グリゴリー・ペレルマン
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
7837
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3955885
Personality Database profile ID
40966
PlanetMath ID
GrigoriPerelman
Prabook ID
1344134
Quora topic ID
Grigori-Yakovlevich-Perelman
ResearchGate contributions ID
2127463940, 10758508
TASS Encyclopedia person ID
perelman-grigoriy-yakovlevich
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
perel-man
UOM ID
99095
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058615018006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1346485
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmy3TykyGfXRRrtQjVjYP
Yale LUX ID
person/9f70f483-9a5d-4701-acd5-5e2e7e384b0f
ZbMATH author ID
perelman.grigori-yakovlevich
Zhihu topic ID
20327713

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Field of work 5
mathematics, topology, differential geometry, Riemannian geometry, geometric topology
Employer 4
University of California, Berkeley, Stony Brook University, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences
Award received 3
Fields medal, Millennium Problems, EMS Prize
Notable work 3
Poincaré conjecture, geometrization conjecture, soul theorem
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Doctoral advisor 2
Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Yuri Burago
Doctoral advisors 2
Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Yuri Burago
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Russian
Teachers 2
Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Victor Zalgaller
← Proved by 2
Poincaré conjecture, soul theorem
Educated at 1
Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239
Given name 1
Grigory
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
classical music
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Occupation 1
mathematician
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Participant in 1
International Mathematical Olympiad
Place of birth 1
Saint Petersburg
Residence 1
Kupchino
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Elena Perelman
Siblings 1
Elena Perelman
Student of 1
Aleksandr Aleksandrov
← FactGrid item ID 1
Humières
← Solved by 1
geometrization conjecture
← Winner 1
Fields medal
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Summary

Grigori Perelman was born on June 13, 1966[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3].

FAQs

Where was Grigori Perelman born?

Grigori Perelman's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

Who were Grigori Perelman's parents?

Grigori Perelman's father was Yakov Perelman[4]. Grigori Perelman's mother was Lyubov Steingolts[5].

What did Grigori Perelman do for work?

Grigori Perelman worked as a mathematician[3].

Where did Grigori Perelman go to school?

Grigori Perelman was educated at Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239[15] and Saint Petersburg State University[16].

What awards did Grigori Perelman receive?

Honors received include Fields medal[25], EMS Prize[26], and Millennium Problems[27].

Related Entities

Elena Perelman Humières mathematics Russia St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences

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  1. 1d ago · Adam78 · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hu] description: (1966–) orosz matematikus"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 13 June 1966, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  5. 11w ago · DataDataWeb · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Григорий Яковлевич Перельман
    "Changed claim: Image: Grigori Perelman, 1993 (re-scanned) (cropped).jpg"
  6. 14w ago · ~2026-42138-18 · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Григорий Яковлевич Перельман
    "Changed claim: Name in native language: NO tiene porque está en español"
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    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 280T7j
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  8. 24w ago · Chrisvomberg · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Soviet Union, Russia
    Employer → St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematic, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data, Stony Brook University +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Russian, English
    Mother → Lyubov Steingolts
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