Alexander Merkurjev
Alexander Merkurjev | |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Sergeyevich Merkurjev | |
| Born | September 25, 1955 |
| Alma mater | Leningrad University |
| Known for | Merkurjev–Suslin theorem, cohomological invariants, canonical dimension, book of involutions, essential dimension |
| Awards | Cole Prize in Algebra (2012) Petersburg Mathematical Society Prize (1982) Humboldt Prize (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California Los Angeles |
| Doctoral advisor | Anatoli Yakovlev |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Merkurjev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Сергее́вич Мерку́рьев, born September 25, 1955) is a Russian-American mathematician, who has made major contributions to the field of algebra. Currently Merkurjev is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.