Birth date: Jun 22, 1938 Death date: Oct 4, 2023
Boris M. Schein passed away peacefully on October 4th, 2023, with his family by his side. He was 85 years old. Born in Moscow, Russia in 1938 to Moses and Sophia Schein, he was only child. In the year 1941, after Germany attacked Read Obituary
Our sincere condolences.
B. Schein studied and then worked at SGU. While still a student, he began his scientific activity. After successfully defending his candidate's thesis and then his doctoral dissertation, he has authored over 150 mathematical publications. His scientific results have gained international recognition. Under his scientific guidance, many candidates defended their dissertations, and subsequently, numerous graduate students became well-known scientists, such as V. Trokhimenko, V. Molchanov, and D. Bredikhin. In 1978, B. Schein immigrated to the USA, where he worked as a professor at the University of Arkansas from 1980 onwards. During his time in the USA, he often visited Israel, where relocated and currently works as a mathematician at Bar-Ilan University — his son, Dr. M. Schein. The presented video captures a meeting, dedicated to the 80-th anniversary of B. Schein. The provided video captures a segment from a meeting dedicated to the 80th anniversary of B. Schein. Its participants before moving to Israel were also connected to the SGU (Saratov State University) and to B. Schein.
A. Shulman studied at SGU, E. Roiz studied and defended his candidate dissertation under the supervision of B. Schain. S. Lieber worked together with B. Schain at SGU. A. Sandler worked at SGU, and under his guidance, B. Schain began his studies at the university as a student.
This note is dedicated to the memory of the remarkable person, prominent scholar, and academic mentor B. Schain.
Authors: S. Lieber, E. Roiz, A. Shulman.
Our sincere condolences. Peter and Agnes Pulay
I (Peter), coming from behind the Iron Curtain, had occasional political conversations with him. I remember that they (and Boris' mother-in-law) lived at the Maria H. Apartments. For some reason, Boris did not want to buy a house.
He was an excellent mathematician, excelling in group theory which is important in modern physics and chemistry.
I have found out that we even had a common acquaintance, a chemistry professor at Saratov, whom I met at meetings in Europe, and who used to have lunch at the Scheins' house every Sunday. The world is small.
