Deaths on July 17

Boris Delaunay

Died on July 17, 1980

Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)

Boris Nikolayevich Delaunay or Delone (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Делоне́; March 15, 1890 – July 17, 1980) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, mountain climber, and the father of physicist, Nikolai Borisovich Delone.

The spelling Delone is a straightforward transliteration from Cyrillic he often used in later publications, while Delaunay is the French version he used in the early French and German publications.

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Deaths on July 17

Boris Delaunay

Died on July 17, 1980

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