Vladimir Arnold

Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010).

Born June 12th, 1937 in Odesa. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Paris (peritonitis). [ref]

Occupations
mathematician, physicist, topologist, university teacher
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