Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Esenin-Volpin

Russian-American mathematician

Date of Birth: 12-May-1924

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2016

Profession: writer, poet, mathematician, human rights activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alexander Esenin-Volpin

  • Alexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin (also written Ésénine-Volpine and Yessenin-Volpin in his French and English publications; Russian: ??????´??? ?????´???? ???´???-??´?????; May 12, 1924 – March 16, 2016) was a prominent Russian-American poet and mathematician.
  • A notable dissident, political prisoner and a leader of the Soviet human rights movement, he spent a total of six years incarcerated and repressed by the Soviet authorities in psikhushkas and exile.
  • In mathematics, he is known for his foundational role in ultrafinitism.

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