Mikhail Gromov
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Summary
Mikhail Gromov was born on December 23, 1943[1], in Boksitogorsk[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and Chartered Building Surveyor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,471 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[7], France[8], Russia[9]
- Field of work: geometry[10], group theory[11], mathematics[12], differential geometry[13], mathematical analysis[14]
- Employer: New York University[15], Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques[16], Stony Brook University[17]
- Educated at: Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[18], Saint Petersburg State University[19], Saint Peter's School[20]
- Doctoral advisor: Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin[21]
- Notable work: Gromov norm[22], filling radius[23], Gromov–Hausdorff convergence[24], pseudoholomorphic curve[25], Gromov's compactness theorem[26], Gromov's theorem on Betti numbers[27], Non-squeezing theorem[28], Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth[29], Bishop–Gromov inequality[30]
- Award received: Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry[31], Élie Cartan Prize[32], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[33], Lobachevsky Prize[34], Balzan Prize[35], Nemmers Prize in Mathematics[36], Bolyai Prize[37], Abel Prize[38], Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences[39], honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel[40], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[41], Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research[42]
- Member of: Royal Society[43], Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[44], National Academy of Sciences[45], French Academy of Sciences[46], Academia Europaea[47], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[48], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[49], Russian Academy of Sciences[50]
- Sex or gender: male[51]
- Doctoral student: François Labourie[52], Denis Auroux[53], Pierre Pansu[54], Mikhail Katz[55], Michael W. Jackson[56], John William Mitchell[57], Abdelghani Zeghib[58], Christophe Bavard[59], Yann Ollivier[60], András Szűcs[61], Antoine Gournay[62], Yashar Memarian[63]
- Commons category: Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov[64]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[65]
- Family name: Gromov[66]
- Given name: Mikhail[67]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Mikhail Gromov include Gromov–Hausdorff convergence[68], Gromov–Witten invariant[69], Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth[70], Gromov's compactness theorem[71], and Gromov product[72].
Why It Matters
Mikhail Gromov has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
He is credited with the discovery of Gromov–Hausdorff convergence[75], a theorem[76]; pseudoholomorphic curve[77]; and Gromov product[78], a mathematical concept[79]. Entities named for him include Gromov–Hausdorff convergence[68], Gromov–Witten invariant[69], Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth[70], Gromov's compactness theorem[71], and Gromov product[72].
His notable doctoral advisees include Denis Auroux[80], a mathematician[81], b. 1977[82], of France[83]; Mikhail Katz[84], a mathematician[85], b. 1958[86], of Israel[87], specialised in differential geometry[88]; Pierre Pansu[89], a mathematician[90], b. 1959[91], of France[92], awarded the prix Gegner[93], specialised in mathematics[94]; and François Labourie[95], a mathematician[96], b. 1960[97], of France[98], awarded the Scientific Grand Prize of the NRJ Fondation[99], specialised in mathematics[100].
FAQs
Where was Mikhail Gromov born?
Mikhail Gromov was born in Boksitogorsk[2].
What did Mikhail Gromov do for work?
Mikhail Gromov worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and Chartered Building Surveyor[5].
Where did Mikhail Gromov go to school?
Mikhail Gromov was educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[18], Saint Petersburg State University[19], and Saint Peter's School[20].
What awards did Mikhail Gromov receive?
Honors received include Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry[31], Élie Cartan Prize[32], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[33], and Lobachevsky Prize[34].
What did Mikhail Gromov discover?
Mikhail Gromov is credited as discoverer of Gromov–Hausdorff convergence[75], pseudoholomorphic curve[77], and Gromov product[78].