Abstract
This is a brief overview of the worldline, contributions, and memes of Aleksandr Alexandrov (1912–1999), the first and foremost Russian geometer of the twentieth century.
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The work was carried out in the framework of the State Task to the Sobolev Institute of Mathematics (Project FWNF–2022–0004).
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Kutateladze, S.S. Alexandrov’s Worldline and Memes. Sib Math J 64, 202–207 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0037446623010196
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