Andrei Okounkov

Russian mathematician
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Summary

Andrei Okounkov was born on July 26, 1969[1], in Moscow[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Russia[6], United States[7]
  • Field of work: representation theory[8], algebraic geometry[9], mathematical physics[10], probability theory[11], function theory[12]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[13], University of Chicago[14], Columbia University[15]
  • Educated at: MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[16], Lomonosov Moscow State University[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Alexandre Kirillov[18]
  • Award received: Fields medal[19], Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[20]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21], National Academy of Sciences[22], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Doctoral student: Andrei Neguț[25], Rodolfo Rios-Zertuche[26], Michael Ben McBreen[27]
  • Commons category: Andrei Okounkov[28]
  • Academic degree: candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[29]
  • Given name: Andrej[30]
  • Official website: https://web.math.princeton.edu/~okounkov/[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[32]
  • Erdős number: 3[33]
  • Interested in: mathematics[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[35]
  • P14541: 2jncxh[36]

Why It Matters

Andrei Okounkov has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Andrei Okounkov born?

Andrei Okounkov's place of birth was Moscow[2].

What did Andrei Okounkov do for work?

Andrei Okounkov worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Andrei Okounkov go to school?

Andrei Okounkov was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[16] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[17].

What awards did Andrei Okounkov receive?

Honors received include Fields medal[19] and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[20].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . math.columbia.edu. math.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . science.org. science.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . packard.org. packard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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