Vladimir Arnold
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Vladimir Arnold (12 June 1937 — 3 June 2010) was a Russian mathematician, said to be one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.[1] He worked in many areas of mathematics including dynamical systems, differential equations, hydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, classical and celestial mechanics, geometry, topology, algebraic geometry, symplectic geometry, and singularity theory.[2]
Arnold was born in Odessa, Russia. He worked at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow and later at the Moscow State University.[1] Arnold died in Paris after going there to seek medical treatment.[1]
Awards [change]
He would have be given the Fields Medal in Mathematics in 1974, but this was opposed by the Soviet government.[1] His other awards include:
- Lenin Prize (1965)
- Crafoord Prize (1982)
- Lobachevsky Prize (1992)
- Harvey Prize (1994)
- World Prize in Mathematics (2001)
- Prize of the American Institute of Physics (2001)
- Wolf Prize (2001)
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Top Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold dies". physorg.com. http://www.physorg.com/news194804767.html. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ↑ "Arnold biography". www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Arnold.html. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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