A conference was held in his honor in Obergurgl, Austria
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Oscar Zariski
Oscar Zariski was an American mathematician. The Russian-born scientist was one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century.
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science · Russian-American mathematician (1899–1986) · mathematician · university teacher · also Oscar Zariski, Ascher Zaritsky, Zariski
Born 24 April 1899 · Died 4 July 1986 · Q381307
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1986· 1 entry
Died 1986-07-04.
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1981).
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Awarded Leroy P. Steele Prize (1981).
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: chairperson (1969–1970).
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1965· 1 entry
Won National Medal of Science (1965).
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1947· 1 entry
Where he remained until his retirement in 1969
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1945· 1 entry
Fruitfully discussed foundational matters for algebraic geometry with André Weil
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1944· 3 entries
Awarded Cole Prize in Algebra (1944).
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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1948, and the American Philosophical Society in 1951
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The Steele Prize in 1981, and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics with Lars Ahlfors in 1981
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1939· 1 entry
Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (1939).
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1935· 1 entry
And reissued 36 years later, with detailed notes by Zariski's students that illustrated how the field of algebraic geometry had changed
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1924· 2 entries
Studied at Sapienza University of Rome (1921–1924).
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On a topic in Galois theory, which was proposed to him by Castelnuovo
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1920· 2 entries
To study at the University of Rome where he became a disciple of the Italian school of algebraic geometry, studying with Guido Castelnuovo, Federigo Enriques and Francesco Severi
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Studied at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1918–1920).
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1899· 1 entry
Born 1899-04-24.
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