From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/6386 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mamuka Jibladze Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Leo Esakia Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:10:16 +0400 Message-ID: Reply-To: Mamuka Jibladze NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1290441072 14775 80.91.229.12 (22 Nov 2010 15:51:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:51:12 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: majordomo@mlist.mta.ca Mon Nov 22 16:51:08 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from smtpx.mta.ca ([138.73.1.114]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYfc-0007VC-ET for gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:51:08 +0100 Original-Received: from mlist.mta.ca ([138.73.1.63]:36582) by smtpx.mta.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYex-00012J-Fk; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:50:27 -0400 Original-Received: from majordomo by mlist.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYev-0002FD-02 for categories-list@mlist.mta.ca; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:50:25 -0400 Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:6386 Archived-At: Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leo Esakia on November 17, 2010. This is a big loss for all of Leo's friends, colleagues, and students, but also for the logic community as a whole. Leo was the founder and the anchor of the logic school in Georgia. He was a constant source of wisdom, inspiration, and encouragement to all of his colleagues and students. Leo made numerous important contributions to the study of algebraic and topological semantics of intuitionistic and modal logics. Several landmark theorems in the field bear his name. He also contributed immensely to establishing a strong research community working on algebraic, topological, and categorical methods in logic. Leo Esakia was not only a brilliant mathematician, but also an extraordinary human being. He will stay in our memory as a wonderful, charming, refined, and attentive =C2=A0person who was always there to give his support, encouragement, and guidance. He will be sorely missed. We believe his scientific legacy will be long remembered, and his ideas will carry forward. Our thoughts are with Leo's family at these difficult times. Guram Bezhanishvili Nick Bezhanishvili David Gabelaia Mamuka Jibladze Dimitri Pataraia [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]