Georgii Evgen'evich Shilov
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Georgi Evgen'evich Shilov ' onMouseout='HidePop("8007")' href="/topics/Moscow">Moscow
) was a Soviet mathematician
and expert in the field of functional analysis
, who contributed to the theory of normed rings and generalized function
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He was born in Ivanovo-Voznesensk. After graduating from Moscow State University
in 1938, he served in the army during World War II
. He earned a doctorate in physical-mathematical sciences in 1951, also at MSU
, and briefly taught at Kiev University
until returning as a professor at MSU in 1954. There, supervised over 40 graduate students. Shilov often collaborated with colleague Israel Gelfand
on research that included generalized functions and partial differential equations.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) was a Soviet mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and expert in the field of functional analysis
Functional analysis
Functional analysis is a branch of mathematical analysis, the core of which is formed by the study of vector spaces endowed with some kind of limit-related structure and the linear operators acting upon these spaces and respecting these structures in a suitable sense...
, who contributed to the theory of normed rings and generalized function
Generalized function
In mathematics, generalized functions are objects generalizing the notion of functions. There is more than one recognized theory. Generalized functions are especially useful in making discontinuous functions more like smooth functions, and describing physical phenomena such as point charges...
s.
He was born in Ivanovo-Voznesensk. After graduating from Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
in 1938, he served in the army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He earned a doctorate in physical-mathematical sciences in 1951, also at MSU
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, and briefly taught at Kiev University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
until returning as a professor at MSU in 1954. There, supervised over 40 graduate students. Shilov often collaborated with colleague Israel Gelfand
Israel Gelfand
Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a Soviet mathematician who made major contributions to many branches of mathematics, including group theory, representation theory and functional analysis...
on research that included generalized functions and partial differential equations.