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Boris Polyak

Russian mathematician (1935–2023)
Person Human Q4371319

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 4, 1935
Date of death
February 3, 2023
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[5][6]
Occupation
mathematician
Employer
V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences[7]
Educated at
National University of Science and Technology, Lomonosov Moscow State University[8][9]
Award received
Andronov Prize, Petrov Prize, EURO Gold Medal[12][13][14]
Child
Michael Polyak[4]
Doctoral advisor
Yuliy Schreider[10]
Doctoral student
Yurii Nesterov, Alexandre B. Tsybakov[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[22]
Academic degree
Doctor in Engineering[18]
Different from
Boris Polyak[23]
Family name
Polyak[19]
Given name
Boris[20]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[24]
Professorship
full professor[21]
Student
Oleg Nikolayevich Granichin[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Boris Polyak en Boris Teodorovich Poli︠a︡k en Boris T. Polyak en Poli︠a︡k, Boris Teodorovich en Polyak, Boris T. nl Boris Teodorovitsj Poljak nl Борис Теодорович Поляк ru Поляк, Борис Теодорович
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000111569380
VIAF cluster ID
162235648
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82233545
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
19641
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120zv9jj
Google Scholar author ID
Zhlib28AAAAJ
IEEE Xplore author ID
37299276400
J9U entity ID
987007450183605171
MR Author ID
197498
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
102191
Prabook ID
1429198
Scopus author ID
7005072117
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ZbMATH author ID
polyak.boris-t

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Summary

Boris Polyak was born on May 4, 1935[1]. He died on February 3, 2023[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3].

FAQs

What did Boris Polyak do for work?

Boris Polyak worked as a mathematician[3].

Where did Boris Polyak go to school?

Boris Polyak was educated at National University of Science and Technology[8] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[9].

What awards did Boris Polyak receive?

Honors received include Andronov Prize[12], Petrov Prize[13], and EURO Gold Medal[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . euro-online.org. euro-online.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · VaudevillianScientist · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Michael Polyak
    ISNI → 0000000111569380
    Instance of → human
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n82233545
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