Lev Schnirelmann

Lev G. Schnirelmann
L.G. Schnirelmann in 1925 (from A. O. Gelfond archives)
Born	(1905-01-02)2 January 1905 Gomel, Russian Empire
Died	24 September 1938(1938-09-24) (aged 33) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Known for	Lusternik–Schnirelmann category Schnirelmann density Schnirelmann's constant Schnirelmann's theorem
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Steklov Mathematical Institute
Doctoral advisor	Nikolai Luzin

Lev Genrikhovich Schnirelmann (also Shnirelman, Shnirel'man; Лев Ге́нрихович Шнирельма́н; 2 January 1905 – 24 September 1938) was a Soviet mathematician who worked on number theory, topology and differential geometry.