Perelman wuxuu ku dhashay 1882 magaalada Białystok, Congress Poland. Wuxuu shahaadada Dhirta ka qaatay Machadka Dhirta ee Imperial (Hadda Jaamacadda Dhirta ee Saint-Petersburg) ee Saint Petersburg, sanadkii 1909. Waxaa saameyn ku yeeshay Ernst Mach iyo malaha Ruushka Machist Alexander Bogdanov qaabkiisa barbaarinta si loo ballaariyo sayniska. Ka dib guusha "Fisika ee Madadaalada", Perelman wuxuu bilaabay inuu soo saaro buugaag kale, oo uu ku muujiyey inuu yahay mid caan ka ah sayniska.
Sanadkii 1909