Solomon Lefschetz

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algebraic geometer human mathematician topologist

Solomon Lefschetz was a prominent 20th-century mathematician best known for his foundational work in algebraic topology and geometry, including the development of Lefschetz fixed-point theory.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	algebraic geometer → human → mathematician → topologist →
awardReceived	Bôcher Memorial Prize → Leroy P. Steele Prize → National Medal of Science →
citizenship	United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Russian Empire →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1884-09-03 →
dateOfDeath	1972-10-05 →
educatedAt	École Centrale Paris →
employer	Brown University → National Science Foundation → Princeton University →
familyName	Lefschetz →
fieldOfWork	algebraic geometry → algebraic topology → differential equations → mathematics →
fullName	Solomon Lefschetz →
givenName	Solomon →
influenced	algebraic topology in the 20th century → modern algebraic geometry →
knownFor	Lefschetz fibration → Lefschetz fixed-point theorem → Lefschetz hyperplane theorem → Lefschetz pencil → foundational work in algebraic geometry → foundational work in algebraic topology →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French →
memberOf	American Mathematical Society → National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America →
nativeLanguage	French →
notableStudent	Donald Spencer → Norman Steenrod → Samuel Eilenberg →
notableWork	Differential Equations: Geometric Theory → L’Analysis Situs et la Géométrie Algébrique → Topology →
occupation	university teacher →
placeOfBirth	Moscow →
placeOfDeath	Princeton, New Jersey →
positionHeld	chair of the mathematics department at Princeton University → editor of Annals of Mathematics → professor of mathematics at Princeton University →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert W. Tucker → John W. Tukey →	doctoralAdvisor
Oswald Veblen →	doctoralStudent
Solomon Lefschetz →	fullName
Princeton University Department of Mathematics →	hasNotableFaculty