Israel Gelfand, who was considered one of the world's top mathematicians and did work that was important in the development of medical imaging devices, has died at age 96.
Gelfand's son Sergei Gelfand said his father died Monday of natural causes at a hospital in New Brunswick.
Gelfand, from Ukraine, was a distinguished professor of mathematics at Rutgers University. He conducted pioneering research, mentored mathematicians and established correspondence schools in Russia and the United States for budding mathematicians in remote areas. He remained active until 2008, running seminars that placed the pursuit of math knowledge ahead of academic titles.
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