Abraham Boyarsky

Abraham J. Boyarsky (born November 16, 1946[1]) is a Jewish-Canadian award-winning novelist, businessperson, and distinguished professor of mathematics and statistics at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He is also the current Director General and founder of TAV College, a non-profit, private college in Montreal, Quebec.

Abraham Boyarsky
Dr. Boyarsky, February, 2020.
Director General of TAV College
Assumed office
September 1, 1989
Personal details
BornNovember 16, 1946 (age 74)
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationPhD, 1971 (Mathematics)
Alma materMcGill University, Montreal

Biography

Dr. Boyarsky (commonly referred to as Professor Boyarsky) is a prominent figure in the Montreal-Jewish community and a father of 13[2]. In 1989, he founded TAV College, an institution with the original goal of offering chassidic men, of the Montreal-Jewish community, a secular education where students would be able to learn valuable skills, which would lead to more job opportunities.[3] Boyarsky is highly published professor having authored, or co-authored, over 198 published research articles[4] relating to mathematics and/or statistics.[4] He currently holds multiple executive positions including the Director General of TAV College, as well as the owner of a Ramada hotel franchise on Decarie Boulevard in Montreal.

As of 2020, Boyarsky has authored nine novels, including: A Pyramid of Time (1979), Shreiber: A Novel (1982), The Number Hall (1994), A Gift of Rags (1995), Laws of Chaos (1997), The Ratcatcher (2000), Inverse Images (2010), The Chassidic Trauma Unit (2016), and Through Shadows Slow (2019). He has also authored 36 short stories.[1]

Academic background

Dr. Boyarsky received his Bachelor's Degree (B.Eng) in Engineering in 1967 from McGill University, his Master's Degree (M.Eng) in Engineering in 1968 from McGill University, and his Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Mathematics in 1971 from McGill University. He became an assistant professor in 1973 at Concordia University in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and was promoted to full professor in 1982[1].

His thesis (PhD) proposal was submitted in 1970, McGill University, titled Control and Stability Theory in the Space of Measures [microform].[4]

Works

Novels
  • A Pyramid of Time (1979)
  • Shreiber: A Novel (1982)
  • The Number Hall (1994)
  • A Gift of Rags (1995)
  • Laws of Chaos (1997)
  • The Ratcatcher (2006)
  • Inverse Images (2010)
  • The Chassidic Trauma Unit (2016)
  • Through Shadows Slow (2019)

Peer-review academic works

Boyarsky has authored, or co-authored, over 198 peer-reviewed research articles relating to mathematics and/or statistics during his long career in the academic sector, which spans over 47 years. Boyarsky's first co-authored, peer-reviewed article was published in 1970 titled The Effects of Self-Noise on Error Voltage of the Delay-Lock Discriminator.[4]

A complete list of his academic publications can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abraham_Boyarsky

Awards
Award Title Status Year Literary Work
The Gerald Lampert Award for Best First Novel in Canada Won 1982 Shreiber: A Novel
Toronto Jewish Literary Prize Won 1994 The Number Hall

See also

References
  1. Boyarsky, A. Personal curriculum vitae. 2006.
  2. Segal, C. (2011). Mathematician by day, novelist by night. Concordia University website archives. https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2011/04/04/mathematician-by-day-novelist-by-night-1.html?fbclid=IwAR1IjSHEhUo0orYsqklLHDVut_N3b3EJFC7IsjoaL0eZnqMlOWEJZV9CHts Retrieved: June 10, 2020.
  3. Hand-Gregory, Justin (2019-10-11). "TAV TURNED 30 IN 2019". The TAV Times. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. Boyarsky, A. (2020). www.researchgate.net. Retrieved: June 9, 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abraham_Boyarsky
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