Boris Zilber





































Boris Zilber

Boris Zilber.jpg
Boris Zilber in Oberwolfach 2010

Born 1949 (age 68–69)

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Residence United Kingdom
Alma mater
Novosibirsk State University
Saint Petersburg State University
Awards Senior Berwick Prize (2004)
Pólya Prize (2015)
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematics, Model theory
Institutions University of Oxford
Doctoral advisor Mikhail Taitslin


Boris Zilber (Russian: Борис Иосифович Зильбер, born 1949) is a Soviet-British mathematician who works in mathematical logic (specifically model theory). He is a professor of mathematical logic at the University of Oxford.


He obtained his doctorate (Candidate of Sciences) from the Novosibirsk State University in 1975 under the supervision of Mikhail Taitslin[1] and his habilitation (Doctor of Sciences) from the Saint Petersburg State University in 1986.[2]


He received the Senior Berwick Prize (2004) and the Pólya Prize (2015) from the London Mathematical Society.[3]



References





  1. ^ Boris Zil'ber at Mathematics Genealogy Project


  2. ^ Prof. Zilber's page at the University of Oxford


  3. ^ List of LMS prize winners




External links


  • Prof. Zilber's homepage










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