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Alexander Chigogidze -LRB- Georgian  : ალექსანდრე ჩიგოგიძე ; 1 January 1955 -- 14 December 2014 -RRB- was a Georgian-born general topologist .. Georgian. Georgian Language. general topologist. General topology. After graduating from Tbilisi State University , he became a Research Associate at Moscow University , moved on to become an Associate and Full professor at the University of Saskatchewan -LRB- Canada -RRB- , and at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he was the H.Barton Excellence Professor and served as Head of the Mathematics Department .. Tbilisi State University. Tbilisi State University. University of Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He served as the Dean of Science & Technology at the City University of New York , College of Staten Island .. College of Staten Island. College of Staten Island. He is the author of Inverse Spectra , a comprehensive introduction into the powerful method successfully employed in various branches of topology .. Throughout his mathematical career , he published over 100 papers and two books .