Gelfond Arkady Lvovich (1 January 1946, Brașov, Romania) – mathematical engineer.

Arkady Gelfond was the son of Brukha Gelfand (née Kovelman) (b. 1918, Uman, Cherkasy Region) and Lev (Levoy) Gelfand (b. 1914, Vinnytsia Region). He was born where his parents were stationed and moved with them to Riga in 1947.

In 1961, he worked as a sewing equipment mechanic trainee at the Sarkanais Rīts factory. From 1962 to 1963, he was an orderly at Riga’s 4th City Hospital. In 1963, he graduated from Riga’s 25th Evening School for Working Youth. From 1966 to 1968, he was a technician at the Computing Centre of the Latvian State University, where he completed his degree in mathematics in 1968.

He pursued postgraduate studies at the university in 1968–69. In 1969–70, he worked as an engineer at the Design Bureau of the Zapryba Main Directorate. From 1970, he served as a senior engineer at the Design Bureau of Latvbytchim.

He married Vlada Gelfond (née Vainik) (b. 1946, Riga), and in 1969 their son Yoel Gelfond was born in Riga.

In 1971, Arkady Gelfond received permission to emigrate to Israel at the invitation of his wife’s maternal aunt, Rivka Segal (née Vainik) (b. 1910, Panevėžys).

Family:

Vlada Gelfond (née Vainik) (b. 1946, Riga) – wife
Yoel Gelfond (b. 1969, Riga) – son
Brukha Gelfand (née Kovelman) (b. 1918, Uman) – mother
Lev (Levoy) Gelfand (b. 1914, Vinnytsia Region) – father
Rivka Segal (née Vainik) (b. 1910, Panevėžys) – wife’s maternal aunt