Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh

Mathematician, Author

1908 – 1971

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Who was Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh?

Alexander Gennadyevich Kurosh was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in abstract algebra. He is credited with writing the first modern and high-level text on group theory, his The Theory of Groups published in 1944.

He was born in Yartsevo near Smolensk, and died in Moscow. He received his doctorate from the Moscow State University in 1936 under the direction of Pavel Alexandrov.

He published in Spanish "Curso de Álgebra Superior"

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Born
Jan 19, 1908
Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast
Also known as
  • A. G. Kurosh
Nationality
  • Russia
Profession
Education
  • Moscow State University
Died
May 18, 1971

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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