Leonid Positselski

Russian and Israeli mathematician
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Summary

Leonid Positselski was born on March 6, 1973[1], in Voronezh[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[5], Russia[6]
  • Field of work: homological algebra[7], mathematics[8]
  • Employer: The Institute for Information Transmission Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences[9], National Research University – Higher School of Economics[10]
  • Educated at: Lomonosov Moscow State University[11], Harvard University[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Barry Mazur[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Given name: Leonid[15]
  • Official website: http://positselski.narod.ru/[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[17], English[18]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[19]

FAQs

Where was Leonid Positselski born?

Leonid Positselski was born in Voronezh[2].

What did Leonid Positselski do for work?

Leonid Positselski worked as a mathematician[3].

Where did Leonid Positselski go to school?

Leonid Positselski was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[11] and Harvard University[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . hse.ru. hse.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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