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  1. Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand ( Yiddish: ישראל געלפֿאַנד, Russian: Изра́иль Моисе́евич Гельфа́нд, Ukrainian: Ізраїль Мойсейович Гельфанд; 2 September [ O.S. 20 August] 1913 – 5 October 2009) was a prominent Soviet -American mathematician.

  2. Israel Gelfand is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. He made major contributions to many areas of mathematics. His achievements also include well-known work in biology, and works done together with medical doctors. Gelfand published over 800 papers and 30 books.

  3. Israel M. Gelfand - Official Website. Biography. Israel Moiseevich Gelfand was born on September 2, 1913 in a small town Krasnye Okny, in Ukraine. He attended primary school there but did not have a chance to complete his secondary education. Gelfand recalled that he had a very good teacher in mathematics at school.

  4. Oct 8, 2009 · Israel M. Gelfand, one of the giants of 20th-century mathematics, whose work cleared paths for other thinkers in fields as diverse as physics and medical imaging, died on Monday in New...

  5. Oct 11, 2009 · Israel Gelfand, the Russian mathematician whose research laid the mathematical framework for the imaging abilities of MRI and CT scanners and who did crucial work in a host of more esoteric...

  6. Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a prominent Soviet-American mathematician. He made significant contributions to many branches of mathematics, including group theory, representation theory and functional analysis.

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  8. Gelfand was a prolific mathematician, whose Collected Works, in three volumes, cover nearly 3,000 pages (1988-89). Another of Gelfand's continuing interests was representation theory, which has important applications in quantum physics.

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