Yakov Eliashberg
Yakov Matveevich Eliashberg (also Yasha Eliashberg; Russian: Яков Матвеевич Элиашберг; born 11 December 1946) is an American mathematician who was born in Leningrad, USSR.
Yakov Eliashberg | |
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Eliashberg in 1988. | |
| Born | 11 December 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg State University |
| Known for | Homotopy principle |
| Awards | Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (2001) Heinz Hopf Prize (2013) Crafoord Prize (2016) Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2020) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | Surgery of Singularities of Smooth Mappings (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vladimir Rokhlin |
| Doctoral students | |
| Website | mathematics |
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