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Lipman Bers, Latvian-American mathematician and academic (born 1914)

Lipman Bers

Latvian-American mathematician (1914–1993)

Lipman Bers 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.
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October 29

Day of the year

October 29 is the 302nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year.
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