Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich was a Soviet and Russian mathematician who contributed to algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. Outside mathematics, he wrote books and articles that criticised socialism, as well as other literature which some described as antisemitic.
- Occupation
- mathematician, human rights defender, university teacher, dissident
- Position held
- chairperson
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Born
- June 3, 1923
- Died
- February 19, 2017
