Boris Moishezon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Moishezon

Russian mathematician

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1937

Place of Birth: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1993

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: United States, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Boris Gershevich Moishezon (Russian: ????? ???????? ????????) (October 26, 1937 – August 25, 1993) was a Soviet mathematician.
He left the Soviet Union in 1972 for Tel Aviv, and in 1977 moved to Columbia University, where he was a professor of mathematics until his death sixteen years later.
He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1983. A resident of Leonia, New Jersey, Moishezon died at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey on August 25, 1993, due to a heart attack he suffered while jogging.