Papakiriakopoulos

Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek mathematician

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  • He was born in Chalandri, in Athens.

  • He joined the student branch of the National Liberation Front (EAM).

  • He was awarded a Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy).

  • Princeton University

    He was invited at the Princeton University mathematics department because of his proof of Dehn's lemma.

  • Request for his extradition

    The Greek authorities requested his extradition from the USA, because he sympathized with leftist politics, but Princeton Institute of Advanced Study gave him protection.

  • Award

    In honor of his work, he was awarded the first Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry.

  • He died in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.