Evgenii Landis

Mathematician and theorist in topology

Evgenii Landis - Mathematician and theorist in topology
Born

October 6th, 1921
103 years ago

Died

December 12th, 1997
27 years ago — 76 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Ukraine

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Born in Ukraine, a mathematician specialized in topology and theoretical mathematics. Contributed significantly to the fields of differential topology and topology as a whole. Established several groundbreaking theorems and concepts that influenced mathematical research. Worked extensively in various academic institutions and authored numerous papers that became reference points in mathematical literature.

Developed the Landis criterion in partial differential equations

Contributed to the theory of functions

Published influential papers in topology

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