Igor Dolgachev
Russian–American mathematician
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Igor V. Dolgachev (born 7 April 1944[1]) is a Russian–American mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. He has been a professor at the University of Michigan since 1978. He introduced Dolgachev surfaces in 1981.[2]
Igor Dolgachev | |
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| Born | April 7, 1944 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Dolgachev surface |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Michigan (1978–) |
| Thesis | On the purity of the degeneration locus of families of curves (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Igor Shafarevich |
Dolgachev completed his Ph.D. at Moscow State University in 1970, with thesis On the purity of the degeneration locus of families of curves written under the supervision of Igor Shafarevich.[3]
