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Abram Samuilovitch Besicovitch
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Abram Samuilovitch Besicovitch

Birth
Zaporizka, Ukraine
Death
2 Nov 1970 (aged 69)
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Mathematician, of Karaite descent, who carried out research in pure mathematics. The inscription refers to 'his life-long idisyncrasies of speech' ; this is a reference to the Russian accent and usages which he never lost despite his many years in Britain after fleeing Russia.
Mathematician, of Karaite descent, who carried out research in pure mathematics. The inscription refers to 'his life-long idisyncrasies of speech' ; this is a reference to the Russian accent and usages which he never lost despite his many years in Britain after fleeing Russia.

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21636/abram_samuilovitch-besicovitch: accessed ), memorial page for Abram Samuilovitch Besicovitch (28 Jan 1901–2 Nov 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21636, citing Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.