Yuri Burago
…in differential and convex geometry. Burago studied at Leningrad University, where he obtained his Ph.D. and Habilitation degrees. His advisors were Victor Zalgaller and Aleksandr Aleksandrov. Yuri Burago created what is known now as Alexandrov Geometry with his students Grigori Perelman and Petrunin, and M. Gromov…