Andrei Sakharov
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Summary
Andrei Sakharov was born in Moscow[1]. He died in Moscow[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], human rights defender[4], nuclear physicist[5], and politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,888 views/month, #6,913 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Vostryakovo Cemetery[8]
- Father: Dmitri Ivanovich Sakharov[9]
- Mother: Yekaterina Sakharova[10]
- Spouse: Yelena Bonner[11]
- Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[12], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[13]
- Ethnic group: Russians[14]
- Field of work: physics[15]
- Position held: people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics[16]
- Employer: Lebedev Physical Institute[17]
- Educated at: MSU Faculty of Physics[18], Lomonosov Moscow State University[19]
- Doctoral advisor: Igor Tamm[20]
- Award received: Stalin Prize[21], Nobel Peace Prize[22], Order of Lenin[23], Hero of Socialist Labour[24], Fritt Ord Award[25], Humanist of the Year[26], Elliott Cresson Medal[27], Akademiepenning[28], Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award[29], Lenin Prize[30], Prix mondial Cino Del Duca[31], Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"[32], Medal "Veteran of Labour"[33], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[34]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[35], Russian Academy of Sciences[36], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[37], French Academy of Sciences[38], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[39], American Philosophical Society[40]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[41]
- Sex or gender: male[42]
- Commons category: Andrei Sakharov[43]
- Archives at: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Andrei Sakharov include Sakharov Prize[45], a human rights award[46], in European Union[47], founded in 1988[48], headquartered in Strasbourg[49]; Academician Sakharov Avenue[50], a prospekt[51], in Russia[52]; Sakharov Center[53], a museum[54], in Russia[55], founded in 1996[56]; International Sakharov Environmental University[57], a university[58], in Belarus[59], founded in 1992[60]; Andrei Sakharov Prize[61], a human rights award[62], founded in 2006[63]; Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award[64], an award[65], in Norway[66], founded in 1980[67]; Andrei Sakharov Prize For Writer's Civic Courage[68]; and Tram stop Sacharovlaan[69].
Why It Matters
Andrei Sakharov has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
He is credited with the discovery of tokamak[72]. Entities named for him include Sakharov Prize[45], a human rights award[46], in European Union[47], founded in 1988[48], headquartered in Strasbourg[49]; Academician Sakharov Avenue[50], a prospekt[51], in Russia[52]; Sakharov Center[53], a museum[54], in Russia[55], founded in 1996[56]; International Sakharov Environmental University[57], a university[58], in Belarus[59], founded in 1992[60]; Andrei Sakharov Prize[61], a human rights award[62], founded in 2006[63]; and Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award[64], an award[65], in Norway[66], founded in 1980[67].
FAQs
Where was Andrei Sakharov born?
Andrei Sakharov was born in Moscow[1].
Where did Andrei Sakharov die?
Andrei Sakharov died in Moscow[2].
Who were Andrei Sakharov's parents?
Andrei Sakharov's father was Dmitri Ivanovich Sakharov[9]. Andrei Sakharov's mother was Yekaterina Sakharova[10].
Who was Andrei Sakharov married to?
Andrei Sakharov's spouses include Yelena Bonner[11].
What did Andrei Sakharov do for work?
Andrei Sakharov worked as a physicist[3], human rights defender[4], nuclear physicist[5], and politician[6].
Where did Andrei Sakharov go to school?
Andrei Sakharov was educated at MSU Faculty of Physics[18] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[19].
What awards did Andrei Sakharov receive?
Honors received include Stalin Prize[21], Nobel Peace Prize[22], Order of Lenin[23], and Hero of Socialist Labour[24].
What did Andrei Sakharov discover?
Andrei Sakharov is credited as discoverer of tokamak[72].