Alexander Beilinson
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Alexander Beilinson is a prominent mathematician known for his foundational contributions to algebraic geometry, representation theory, and the theory of motives, including the formulation of the Beilinson conjectures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Beilinson canonical | 5 |
| Andrei Zelevinsky | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Beilinson Context triple: [Alexander Grothendieck, influenced, Alexander Beilinson]
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Yakov Rechter
Yakov Rechter was a prominent Israeli architect known for his modernist public buildings and cultural institutions, which helped shape the architectural landscape of Israel in the 20th century.
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Victor Finkelstein
Victor Finkelstein was a pioneering disability rights activist and theorist who helped shape the social model of disability in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Pavel Axelrod
Pavel Axelrod was a prominent Russian Marxist theorist and revolutionary leader, best known as one of the principal figures of the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic movement.
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Eugene Rabinowitch
Eugene Rabinowitch was a physicist and prominent advocate for nuclear arms control and ethical responsibility in science, known for his role in early atomic policy debates and as a co-founder of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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Yurii Rubinsky
Yurii Rubinsky was a pioneering Canadian technologist, publisher, and early advocate of SGML and open digital standards who significantly influenced the development of electronic publishing.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Beilinson Target entity description: Alexander Beilinson is a prominent mathematician known for his foundational contributions to algebraic geometry, representation theory, and the theory of motives, including the formulation of the Beilinson conjectures.
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A.
Yakov Rechter
Yakov Rechter was a prominent Israeli architect known for his modernist public buildings and cultural institutions, which helped shape the architectural landscape of Israel in the 20th century.
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B.
Victor Finkelstein
Victor Finkelstein was a pioneering disability rights activist and theorist who helped shape the social model of disability in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Pavel Axelrod
Pavel Axelrod was a prominent Russian Marxist theorist and revolutionary leader, best known as one of the principal figures of the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic movement.
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D.
Eugene Rabinowitch
Eugene Rabinowitch was a physicist and prominent advocate for nuclear arms control and ethical responsibility in science, known for his role in early atomic policy debates and as a co-founder of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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E.
Yurii Rubinsky
Yurii Rubinsky was a pioneering Canadian technologist, publisher, and early advocate of SGML and open digital standards who significantly influenced the development of electronic publishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Deligne Prize
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Ostrowski Prize ⓘ Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences ⓘ Wolf Prize in Mathematics ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Russia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Jean-Bernard Bost
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Joseph Bernstein ⓘ Pierre Deligne ⓘ Spencer Bloch ⓘ Vladimir Drinfeld ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Moscow State University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ representation theory ⓘ theory of motives ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Langlands program
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surface form:
geometric Langlands theory
geometric representation theory ⓘ modern algebraic geometry ⓘ Verdier duality ⓘ
surface form:
theory of perverse sheaves
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| knownFor |
Beilinson conjectures
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Beilinson regulator ⓘ Beilinson spectral sequence ⓘ Beilinson–Bernstein localization theorem ⓘ Beilinson–Drinfeld Grassmannian ⓘ derived categories in algebraic geometry ⓘ perverse sheaves ⓘ work on algebraic K-theory ⓘ work on motives ⓘ work on the geometric Langlands program ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Alexander Beilinson self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Vladimir Drinfeld ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beilinson–Bernstein localization theorem
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surface form:
Beilinson–Bernstein localization for representations of semisimple Lie algebras
papers on higher regulators and values of L-functions ⓘ work on derived categories of coherent sheaves ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Andrei Zelevinsky