Boris Delaunay

Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay (March 15, 1890 in Petersburg – July 17 1980 in Moscow) (or Delone; Russian language: ????? ?????????? ??????), was a Soviet/Russian mathematician. He worked in the fields of modern algebra, the geometry of numbers, and mathematical crystallography. The Delaunay triangulation is named in his honor.

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March 15 - 1890 - Petersburg - July 17 - 1980 - Moscow - Russian language - Soviet - Russia - Mathematician - Modern algebra - Geometry of numbers - Mathematical crystallography - Delaunay triangulation

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(The spelling Delone is a straightforward transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet. Delaunay is a French-style transcription of his name that he himself preferred because his French ancestors spelled their name that way.)

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Transliteration - Cyrillic alphabet - French

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