Grigori Perelman

Summary

Grigori Perelman is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Saint Petersburg^[2]. He was born on June 13, 1966^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,950 views/month, #5,151 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Grigori Perelman was born in Saint Petersburg^[2].
• Grigori Perelman was born on June 13, 1966^[3].
• Grigori Perelman's father was Yakov Perelman^[6].
• Grigori Perelman's mother was Lyubov Steingolts^[7].
• Grigori Perelman held citizenship in Soviet Union^[8].
• Grigori Perelman held citizenship in Russia^[9].
• Grigori Perelman worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Grigori Perelman's field of work was differential geometry^[10].
• Grigori Perelman's field of work was topology^[11].
• Grigori Perelman's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Grigori Perelman's field of work was Riemannian geometry^[13].
• Grigori Perelman's field of work was geometric topology^[14].
• Among Grigori Perelman's employers was Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[15].
• Grigori Perelman was employed by Stony Brook University^[16].
• Among Grigori Perelman's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[17].
• Grigori Perelman was educated at Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239^[18].
• Grigori Perelman's doctoral advisor was Aleksandr Aleksandrov^[19].
• Grigori Perelman's doctoral advisor was Yuri Burago^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is Poincaré conjecture^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is geometrization conjecture^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is soul theorem^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is The entropy formula for the Ricci flow and its geometric applications^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is Ricci flow with surgery on three-manifolds^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Grigori Perelman is Finite extinction time for the solutions to the Ricci flow on certain three-manifolds^[26].
• Grigori Perelman received the Fields medal^[27].

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Origins and Family

Grigori Perelman's place of birth was Saint Petersburg^[2]. He was born on June 13, 1966^[3]. His father was Yakov Perelman^[6]. His mother was Lyubov Steingolts^[7].

Education

Grigori Perelman's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239^[18]. Doctoral advisors include Aleksandr Aleksandrov^[19], a mathematician^[28], 1912–1999^[29], of Soviet Union^[30], awarded the Stalin Prize^[31], specialised in differential geometry^[32] and Yuri Burago^[20], a mathematician^[33], b. 1936^[34], of Soviet Union^[35], awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition^[36], specialised in differential geometry^[37]. He studied under Aleksandr Aleksandrov^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Grigori Perelman worked as a mathematician^[4]. Fields of work include differential geometry^[10], a branch of mathematics^[39]; topology^[11], a branch of mathematics^[40]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[41]; Riemannian geometry^[13], a branch of mathematics^[42]; and geometric topology^[14], a branch of mathematics^[43]. Employers include Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[15], an academic institute^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1935^[46]; Stony Brook University^[16], a public university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1957^[49], headquartered in Stony Brook University^[50]; and University of California, Berkeley^[17], a public research university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1868^[53], headquartered in Berkeley^[54].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Poincaré conjecture^[21], a theorem^[55]; geometrization conjecture^[22], a conjecture^[56]; soul theorem^[23], a theorem^[57]; The entropy formula for the Ricci flow and its geometric applications^[24]; Ricci flow with surgery on three-manifolds^[25]; and Finite extinction time for the solutions to the Ricci flow on certain three-manifolds^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fields medal^[27], a mathematics award^[58], founded in 1936^[59]; EMS Prize^[60], a science award^[61], founded in 1992^[62]; and Millennium Problems^[63], an occurrence^[64], founded in 2000^[65].

Why It Matters

Grigori Perelman ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,950 views/month, #5,151 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

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^[6]. Grigori Perelman's mother was Lyubov Steingolts^[7].

What did Grigori Perelman do for work?

Grigori Perelman worked as mathematician^[4].

Where did Grigori Perelman go to school?

Grigori Perelman was educated at Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239^[18].

What awards did Grigori Perelman receive?

Honors received include Fields medal^[27], EMS Prize^[60], and Millennium Problems^[63].