The publication of the 2008 English edition of the treatise Distribution of Values of Meromorphic Functions marked the culmination of a career dedicated to complex analysis. Anatolii Asirovich Goldberg, born in Kyiv in 1930, maintained a focus on the theory of entire and meromorphic functions throughout his tenure at multiple institutions across the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Israel.
Academic Foundation and Early Career
Goldberg completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Physics of Lviv University between 1947 and 1952. He earned his PhD in 1955 from the same institution under the direction of Lev Volkovyski. His professional life began at Uzhhorod National University, where he served as a university teacher from 1955 until 1963. He subsequently joined the faculty at Lviv University, remaining there for 34 years until 1997.
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Throughout his career, Goldberg produced more than 150 research papers. His significant findings include the construction of meromorphic functions possessing infinitely many deficient values and a solution to the inverse problem of Nevanlinna theory regarding finitely many deficient values. He also developed an integral method based on semi-additive measures. His body of work led to the adoption of his name in several mathematical concepts, specifically Goldberg's examples, Goldberg's constants, and Goldberg's conjecture.
Final Years and Legacy
In 1997, Goldberg relocated to Israel, taking a position at Bar-Ilan University where he worked until his death in 2008. His contributions to the field were formally recognized in 1992 when he received the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology alongside colleagues Iossif Ostrovskii and Boris Levin. He is buried in Netanya. His academic legacy persists through the ongoing study of his publications and the periodic international conferences dedicated to his research.
Fast facts
- Born: 1930, Kyiv
- Died: 2008, Netanya
- Academic Degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics
- Primary Field: Complex analysis
- Major Award: State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (1992)
- Citizenship: Soviet Union, Ukraine, Israel
Questions readers ask
What was Anatolii Goldberg's primary area of study?
He specialized in complex analysis, focusing on the theory of entire and meromorphic functions.
Where did he conduct his academic research?
He held faculty positions at Uzhhorod National University, Lviv University, and Bar-Ilan University.
Achievements
- State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology — 1992
- Held posts at Lviv University, Bar-Ilan University and Uzhhorod National University
- Fields: mathematical analysis and mathematics
