Boris Delaunay
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Summary
Boris Delaunay was born on March 3, 1890[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died on July 17, 1980[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and mountaineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (670 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Khovanskoye Cemetery[9]
- Father: Nickolay Delone[10]
- Mother: Q138554918[11]
- Child: Nikolai Borisovich Delone[12]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[13], Soviet Union[14]
- Field of work: abstract algebra[15], computational geometry[16], crystallography[17], geometry[18], algebra[19], number theory[20]
- Employer: Saint Petersburg State University[21], Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[22], Lomonosov Moscow State University[23], Steklov Institute of Mathematics[24]
- Educated at: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[25]
- Doctoral advisor: Dmitry Grave[26], Georgy Voronoy[27]
- Notable work: Delaunay triangulation[28], Delone set[29]
- Award received: Order of Lenin[30], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[31], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[32], Lobachevsky Prize[33], Master of Sport of the USSR[34]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[35], Russian Academy of Sciences[36]
- Sex or gender: male[37]
- Doctoral student: Vladimir Tartakovski[38], Aleksandr Aleksandrov[39], Dmitry Faddeev[40], Igor Shafarevich[41], Alexandre Vinogradov[42], Isaak Yaglom[43], Iliya Samuilovich Sominskii[44], Kirill Konstantinovich Billevich[45], Mikhail Ivanovich Shtogrin[46], H. H. Sandakova[47], Andrey Fedorovich Gametskii[48], Elizaveta A. Zamorzaeva[49], Vitaly Sergeevich Makarov[50], Ravil Vagizovich Galiulin[51]
- Commons category: Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay (mathematician)[52]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[53]
- Sport: mountaineering[54]
- Family name: Delaunay[55]
- Given name: Boris[56]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay (mathematician)[57]
- Described at URL: http://www.mi.ras.ru/index.php?c=inmemoriapage&id=25811&l=1[58]
- Relative: Vadim Delaunay[59], Maria Skobtsova[60]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Boris Delaunay include Delaunay triangulation[61] and Delone set[62].
Why It Matters
Boris Delaunay has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
He is credited with the discovery of Delaunay triangulation[65], a geometric construction[66]. Entities named for him include Delaunay triangulation[61] and Delone set[62].
His notable doctoral advisees include Igor Shafarevich[67], a mathematician[68], 1923–2017[69], of Soviet Union[70], awarded the Lenin Prize[71], specialised in algebraic geometry[72]; Aleksandr Aleksandrov[73], a mathematician[74], 1912–1999[75], of Soviet Union[76], awarded the Stalin Prize[77], specialised in differential geometry[78]; Isaak Yaglom[79], a mathematician[80], 1921–1988[81], of Soviet Union[82], specialised in geometry[83]; and Dmitry Faddeev[84], a mathematician[85], 1907–1989[86], of Russian Empire[87], awarded the USSR State Prize[88], specialised in number theory[89].
FAQs
Where was Boris Delaunay born?
Boris Delaunay's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].
Where did Boris Delaunay die?
Boris Delaunay died in Moscow[4].
Who were Boris Delaunay's parents?
Boris Delaunay's father was Nickolay Delone[10]. Boris Delaunay's mother was Q138554918[11].
What did Boris Delaunay do for work?
Boris Delaunay worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and mountaineer[7].
Where did Boris Delaunay go to school?
Boris Delaunay was educated at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[25].
What awards did Boris Delaunay receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[30], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[31], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[32], and Lobachevsky Prize[33].
What did Boris Delaunay discover?
Boris Delaunay is credited as discoverer of Delaunay triangulation[65].