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Solomon Lefschetz ForMemRS (Russian: Соломо́н Ле́фшец; 3 September 1884 – 5 October 1972) was a Russian-born American mathematician who did fundamental work on algebraic topology, its applications to algebraic geometry, and the theory of non-linear ordinary differential equations.
Solomon Lefschetz was a Russian born, Jewish mathematician who was the main source of the algebraic aspects of topology. His father Alexander Lefschetz and his mother Vera were both Turkish citizens but since Alexander Lefschetz worked as an importer he was required to travel a great deal.
SOLOMON LEFSCHETZ was a towering figure in the mathematical world owing not only to his original contributions but also to his personal influence. He contributed to at least three mathematical fields, and his work reflects throughout deep geometrical intuition and insight.
Solomon Lefschetz, who died on 5 October 1972 at the age of 88, was a dominant figure in the mathematical world, not only for his outstanding original contributions to at least three branches of mathematics, but also for his personal influence in creating world famous centres of mathematics at Princeton, Mexico and elsewhere.
Lefschetz, Solomon. Lefschetz, Solomon (1884-1972) came to the United States in 1907 as an engineer, but turned to mathematics when he lost both hands in an accident while working for the Westinghouse Company.
Solomon Lefschetz. President, 1935–1936. Ph.D. Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1911. Lefschetz was born in Moscow, Russia, studied in Paris, France, and came to the U.S. in 1905.
Solomon Lefschetz, who died on 6 October, 1972 at the age of 88, was a dominant figure in the mathematical world, not only for his outstanding original contributions to at least three branches of mathematics, but also for his personal influence in creating world famous centres of mathematics at Princeton, Mexico and elsewhere.
