Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich: in Memoriam
History and Overview
2025-07-23 v2 Commutative Algebra
Algebraic Geometry
Group Theory
Number Theory
Abstract
The prominent Russian mathematician Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich passed away on February 19, 2017. In this article we supply his biography, discuss his many important contributions to number theory, algebra and algebraic geometry, and also discuss his political activity and some of his numerous publications on social issues.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1801.00311,
title = {Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich: in Memoriam},
author = {Igor Dolgachev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.00311},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
19 pages, 56 items of bibliography. Small linguistic and editorial changes