Saharon Shelah (Hebrew: שהרן שלח, born July 3, 1945 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli mathematician.
Shelah received his Ph.D. in 1969 from the Hebrew University. He is a professor of mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and also at Rutgers University in New Jersey, U.S..
Shelah is the son of the Israeli poet and political activist Yonatan Ratosh. He is married to Yael, and has three children.
Shelah is one of the most prolific contempora...
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Saharon Shelah (Hebrew: שהרן שלח, born July 3, 1945 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli mathematician.
Shelah received his Ph.D. in 1969 from the Hebrew University. He is a professor of mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and also at Rutgers University in New Jersey, U.S..
Shelah is the son of the Israeli poet and political activist Yonatan Ratosh. He is married to Yael, and has three children.
Shelah is one of the most prolific contemporary mathematicians. As of 2009, he has (together with over 200 co-authors) published nearly 900 mathematical papers. His main interests lie in mathematical logic,model theory in particular, and in axiomatic set theory.
Among his important results are:
Shelah has also made major contributions to other fields. For example, he:
Shelah has been awarded the following prizes:
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