Lipman Bers
Latvian-American mathematician
Lipman Bers was a Latvian-American mathematician, born in Riga, who created the theory of pseudoanalytic functions and worked on Riemann surfaces and Kleinian groups. He was also known for his work in human rights activism. Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1914, Riga, Latvia
Died: October 29, 1993 (age 79 years), New Rochelle, NY
Children: Victor Bers
Award: Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975)