Lev Schnirelmann

Lev G. Schnirelmann
L.G. Schnirelmann in 1925
(from A. O. Gelfond archives)
Born(1905-01-02)2 January 1905
Gomel, Russian Empire
Died24 September 1938(1938-09-24) (aged 33)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University
Known forLusternik–Schnirelmann category
Schnirelmann density
Schnirelmann's constant
Schnirelmann's theorem
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsSteklov Mathematical Institute
Doctoral advisorNikolai Luzin

Lev Genrikhovich Schnirelmann (also Shnirelman, Shnirel'man; Лев Ге́нрихович Шнирельма́н; 2 January 1905 – 24 September 1938) was a Soviet mathematician who worked on number theory, topology and differential geometry.

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