Boris Tsirelson
Mathematician, Academic
1950 –
Who is Boris Tsirelson?
Boris Semyonovich Tsirelson is a Russian-Israeli mathematician and Professor of Mathematics in the Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Tsirelson was born in Leningrad to a Russian Jewish family. From his father Simeon's side, he is the great-nephew of rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson, chief rabbi of Bessarabia from 1918 to 1941, and a prominent posek and Jewish leader. He obtained his Master of Science from the University of Leningrad and remained there to pursue graduate studies. He obtained his PhD in 1975.
Later, he participated in the refusenik movement, but only received permission to emigrate to Israel in 1991. Since then, he has been a professor in Tel-Aviv University.
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- Born
- May 4, 1950
Saint Petersburg - Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Profession
- Employment
- Tel Aviv University
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on July 23, 2013
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