Alexander Vilenkin

Summary

Alexander Vilenkin is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kharkiv^[2]. He was born on May 13, 1949^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], university teacher^[5], and non-fiction writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Alexander Vilenkin's place of birth was Kharkiv^[2].
• Alexander Vilenkin was born on May 13, 1949^[3].
• A child of Alexander Vilenkin was Alina Simone^[8].
• Alexander Vilenkin held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Alexander Vilenkin's professions included physicist^[4].
• Alexander Vilenkin's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Alexander Vilenkin's professions included non-fiction writer^[6].
• Alexander Vilenkin's field of work was physical cosmology^[10].
• Among Alexander Vilenkin's employers was Tufts University^[11].
• Alexander Vilenkin's doctoral advisor was Emanuil Aizikovich Kaner^[12].
• Alexander Vilenkin was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[13].
• Alexander Vilenkin was a member of American Physical Society^[14].
• Alexander Vilenkin is recorded as male^[15].
• Alexander Vilenkin's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Alexander Vilenkin supervised Xavier Siemens as a doctoral student^[17].
• Alexander Vilenkin supervised Tanmay Vachaspati as a doctoral student^[18].
• Alexander Vilenkin earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[19].
• Alexander Vilenkin's family name is recorded as Vilenkin^[20].
• Alexander Vilenkin's given name is recorded as Alexander^[21].
• Alexander Vilenkin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Alexander Vilenkin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Russian^[23].
• Alexander Vilenkin's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1949-05-13^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 01230efc-f49b-4b51-b843-2a6b7e859930^[28]

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Origins and Family

Born in Kharkiv^[2], Alexander Vilenkin… he was born on May 13, 1949^[3].

Education

Alexander Vilenkin's doctoral advisor was Emanuil Aizikovich Kaner^[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], university teacher^[5], and non-fiction writer^[6]. Alexander Vilenkin's field of work was physical cosmology^[10]. He was employed by Tufts University^[11]. Doctoral students include Xavier Siemens^[17], an astrophysicist^[29] and Tanmay Vachaspati^[18], a particle physicist^[30].

Personal Life

A child of Alexander Vilenkin was Alina Simone^[8].

Why It Matters

Alexander Vilenkin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Vilenkin born?

Alexander Vilenkin was born in Kharkiv^[2].

What did Alexander Vilenkin do for work?

Alexander Vilenkin worked as physicist^[4], university teacher^[5], and non-fiction writer^[6].