Lipman Bers

Lipman Bers
Lipman Bers
Born	May 22, 1914; Riga, Governorate of Livonia
Died	October 29, 1993 (aged 79); New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Latvian American
Alma mater	University of Zurich; University of Riga; University of Prague (PhD)
Known for	Bers compactification; Bers area inequality; Bers slice; Density theorem for Kleinian groups; Measurable Riemann mapping theorem; Pseudoanalytic function; Simultaneous uniformization theorem; Universal Teichmüller space
Children	Victor Bers (son)
Awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975); Guggenheim Fellowship (1975)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	New York University; Columbia University; Brown University; Syracuse University
Doctoral advisor	Charles Loewner
Doctoral students	Enrico Arbarello; Jane Piore Gilman; Irwin Kra; Linda Keen; Bernard Maskit; Alexander Nagel; Murray H. Protter; Rubí Rodríguez; Lesley Sibner; Tilla Weinstein; Raymond O. Wells, Jr.;

Lipman Bers (Latvian: Lipmans Berss; May 22, 1914 – October 29, 1993) was a Latvian-American mathematician, born in Riga, who created the theory of pseudoanalytic functions and worked on Riemann surfaces and Kleinian groups. He was also known for his work in human rights activism.^[1]^[2]

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Lipman Bers
Born	(1914-05-22)May 22, 1914 Riga, Governorate of Livonia
Died	October 29, 1993(1993-10-29) (aged 79) New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Latvian American
Alma mater	University of Zurich University of Riga University of Prague (PhD)
Known for	Bers compactification Bers area inequality Bers slice Density theorem for Kleinian groups Measurable Riemann mapping theorem Pseudoanalytic function Simultaneous uniformization theorem Universal Teichmüller space
Children	Victor Bers (son)
Awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975) Guggenheim Fellowship (1975)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	New York University Columbia University Brown University Syracuse University
Doctoral advisor	Charles Loewner
Doctoral students	Enrico Arbarello Jane Piore Gilman Irwin Kra Linda Keen Bernard Maskit Alexander Nagel Murray H. Protter Rubí Rodríguez Lesley Sibner Tilla Weinstein Raymond O. Wells, Jr.