Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a prominent Soviet and American mathematician, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, biologist, teacher and organizer of mathematical education. He made significant contributions to many branches of mathematics, including group theory, representation theory and functional analysis. The recipient of many awards, including the Order of Lenin and the first Wolf Prize, he was a Foreign Fellow of the Royal Society and professor at Moscow State University and, after immigrating to the United States shortly before his 76th birthday, at Rutgers University. Gelfand is also a 1994 MacArthur Fellow.
Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (died 2009)
On September 2, in the year 1913, Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (died 2009). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 2, one of 443 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 2, 1913 (AD era).
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 29 August 2026.
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