Eliyahu Rips
Israeli mathematician
Eliyahu Rips is an Israeli mathematician of Latvian origin known for his research in geometric group theory. He became known to the general public following his co-authoring a paper on what is popularly known as Bible code, the supposed coded... Wikipedia
Born: 1948 (age 75 years), Riga, Latvia
Notable student: Zlil Sela
Education: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Latvia
Award: Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics (1979)