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Leonid Polterovich

Russian-Israeli mathematician
Person Human Q1819412

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 30, 1963
Place of birth
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Israel, Soviet Union[6][7]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Tel Aviv University[10]
Field of work
mathematics, algebraic geometry[8][9]
Educated at
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Tel Aviv University
Award received
Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics, EMS Prize, Michael Bruno Memorial Award[13][14][15]
Father
Victor Polterovich[5]
Sibling
Iosif Polterovich[34]
Official website
www.math.tau.ac.il[30]
Doctoral advisor
Yakov Sinai, Vitali Milman[11][12]
Doctoral student
Paul Biran, Yaniv Ganor, Dan Mangoubi, Yaron Ostrover, Meike Akveld, Gabi Ben Simon, Frol Zapolsky, Egor Shelukhin, Matthew Strom Borman, Daniel Rosen, Asaf Kislev[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Erdős number
+3[33]
Given name
Leonid[29]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[35]
Member of
Academia Europaea[16]
Name in native language
Леонид Полтерович[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000109826878
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4516-4047
VIAF cluster ID
67358104
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n00006343
GND ID
122829492
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leonid Polterovich.jpeg ↗
AE member ID
Polterovich_Leonid
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
21751
Awards & Winners artist ID
0h1dwv0
BIBSYS ID
1033487
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PolterovichLeonid1963-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165759109
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CONOR.SI ID
294824547
CiNii Research ID
1140004957803977731
DBLP author ID
248/4433
DDB person (GND) ID
122829492
Freebase ID
/m/0h1dwv0
IdRef ID
060259906
J9U entity ID
987007516951105171
MR Author ID
212615
MSRI person ID
20346
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
88155
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19554529
NL CR AUT ID
mub2016897346
NUKAT ID
n01015284
Nauka Polska ID (archival)
215851
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
6623
Obálky knih ID
mub2016897346
Prabook ID
2156342
RERO ID (legacy)
A017351898
SBN author ID
RMSV048815
SHARE Catalogue author ID
531814
Scopus author ID
6603938047
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfmv6vXMxcGtm37rT9bh3
Yale LUX ID
person/2af3b586-1200-482c-bd18-cadf58d87470
ZbMATH author ID
polterovich.leonid

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Award received 3
EMS Prize, Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics, Michael Bruno Memorial Award
Country of citizenship 2
Israel, Soviet Union
Doctoral advisor 2
Yakov Sinai, Vitali Milman
Educated at 2
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Tel Aviv University
Field of work 2
mathematics, algebraic geometry
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Doctoral advisors 1
Vitali Milman
Doctoral student 1
Paul Biran
Doctoral students 1
Paul Biran
Employer 1
Tel Aviv University
Father 1
Victor Polterovich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
Academia Europaea
Parent of 1
Victor Polterovich
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Leonid Polterovich was born on August 30, 1963[1], in Moscow[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Why It Matters

Leonid Polterovich's notable doctoral advisees include Paul Biran[36], a mathematician[37], b. 1969[38], of Israel[39], awarded the Oberwolfach Prize[40], specialised in mathematics[41].

FAQs

Where was Leonid Polterovich born?

Leonid Polterovich's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Who were Leonid Polterovich's parents?

Leonid Polterovich's father was Victor Polterovich[5].

What did Leonid Polterovich do for work?

Leonid Polterovich worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Leonid Polterovich receive?

Honors received include Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics[13], EMS Prize[14], and Michael Bruno Memorial Award[15].

Related Entities

Israel mathematics Yakov Sinai

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mrr.centre-mersenne.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imudotorgdotil.wordpress.com. Retrieved . imudotorgdotil.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . euromathsoc.org. Retrieved . euromathsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iias.huji.ac.il. iias.huji.ac.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [16] ↑ . ae-info.org. Retrieved . ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 17d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics"
  3. 17d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: EMS Prize"
  4. 17d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    DBLP author ID → 248/4433
    "Created claim: DBLP author ID: 248/4433"
  5. 17d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CONOR.SI ID → 294824547
    SBN author ID → RMSV048815
    Oberwolfach mathematician ID → 6623
    Nauka Polska ID (archival) → 215851
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    "Created claim: CONOR.SI ID: 294824547, Matched to #mix'n'match Leonid Polterovich (#37435701) for CONOR.SI ID"
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