Efim Zelmanov
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Russian-american mathematician
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Efim Zelmanov is a mathematician and university teacher who has held positions at the University of California, San Diego, the University of Chicago, Southern University of Science and Technology, and Yale University. Born on September 7, 1955, in Khabarovsk, he holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and the United States. He was educated at Novosibirsk State University and speaks Russian and English.
His field of work includes algebra, group theory, Jordan algebra, and mathematics, with notable work on Burnside's problem. Zelmanov received the Fields medal. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Mathematical Society, and the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences. His published works include *Advances in Algebra and Combinatorics*, *Proceedings of the Third International Algebra Conference*, *Graded simple Jordan superalgebras of growth one*, and *Nil rings and periodic groups*.
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- Born
- Efim Isaakovich Zelmanov , ( 1955-09-07 ) September 7, 1955 (age 70) , Khabarovsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Alma mater
- Novosibirsk State University , Leningrad State University
- Known for
- Nonassociative algebra
- Awards
- Fields Medal (1994)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison , University of Chicago , Yale University , University of California, San Diego , Southern University of Science and Technology
- Doctoral students
- Martin Kassabov
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- human
- Given name
- Efim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Khabarovsk
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Novosibirsk State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Burnside's problem
- Field of work
- Lie algebra
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- EfimIZelmanov.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-09-07
- member of
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Efim Zelmanov
- Erdős number
- 3
- name in native language
- Ефи́м Исаа́кович Зе́льманов
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Efim Isaakovich Zelmanov (Russian: Ефи́м Исаа́кович Зе́льманов; born 7 September 1955) is a Russian-American mathematician, known for his work on combinatorial problems in nonassociative algebra and group theory, including his solution of the restricted Burnside problem. He was awarded a Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zürich in 1994.
Biography
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