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Shimshon Amitsur
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Shimshon Amitsur, Leeds, 1972 (photo by George M. Bergman)
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| Born | August 26, 1921 |
| Died | September 5, 1994 (aged 73) Jerusalem
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| Nationality |  Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Hebrew University |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob Levitzki |
| Doctoral students | Amitai Regev Eliyahu Rips Aner Shalev |
Shimshon Avraham Amitsur (born Kaplan; Hebrew: שמשון אברהם עמיצור; August 26, 1921 – September 5, 1994) was a very important Israeli mathematician. He is best known for his work in ring theory, which is a special area of abstract algebra. This part of math studies how numbers and symbols behave in different systems.
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Early Life and Education
Shimshon Amitsur was born in Jerusalem in 1921. He went to the Hebrew University for his studies. There, he learned a lot from his teacher, Jacob Levitzki.
His studies were paused a few times. First, during World War II, and later during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Despite these challenges, he earned his Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in 1946. He then completed his Ph.D. in 1950.
A Career in Mathematics
Amitsur worked at the Hebrew University for many years. He taught and researched there until he retired in 1989. He also spent time as a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in the United States from 1952 to 1954.
He was a respected speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1970. This is a big meeting where mathematicians from all over the world share their ideas. Amitsur was also a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences. He even led the Experimental Science Section there.
Contributions to Israeli Academia
Shimshon Amitsur helped start the Israel Journal of Mathematics. This is an important magazine where new math discoveries are published. He also worked as the math editor for the Encyclopaedia Hebraica, a large Hebrew encyclopedia.
He had many students who became successful mathematicians themselves. Some of his notable students include Avinoam Mann, Amitai Regev, Eliyahu Rips, and Aner Shalev.
Awards and Recognition
Shimshon Amitsur received several awards for his amazing work. In 1953, he and Jacob Levitzki were given the very first Israel Prize in exact sciences. This is one of the highest honors in Israel.
Later, in 1990, he received an honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University. This special degree recognized his lifetime of contributions to mathematics.
See also
- Amitsur–Levitzki theorem
- List of Israel Prize recipients
