Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich

Soviet and Russian physicist (1944–2018)
Person human Q893686
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Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich

Summary

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich is a human[1]. He was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on April 23, 1944[3]. He passed away in United States[4]. He died on December 16, 2018[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was born in Moscow[2].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich passed away in United States[4].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was born on April 23, 1944[3].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich died on December 16, 2018[5].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's father was Yakov Zeldovich[8].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich held citizenship in Soviet Union[9].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich held citizenship in Russia[10].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's professions included physicist[6].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's field of work was physics[12].
  • Among Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's employers was Institute of Electrophysics[13].
  • Among Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's employers was Chelyabinsk State University[14].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of Physics[15].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was educated at Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics[16].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich received the Max Born Award[17].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich received the USSR State Prize[18].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich received the Fellow of the Optical Society[19].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR[21].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich is recorded as male[22].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[24].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's given name is recorded as Boris[25].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's official website is recorded as http://www.creol.ucf.edu/People/Details.aspx?peopleID=317[26].
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Russian[27].

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Origins and Family

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on April 23, 1944[3]. His father was Yakov Zeldovich[8].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Physics[15], a faculty[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1933[30] and Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics[16], a research institute[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1945[33], headquartered in Moscow[34]. Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[24].

Career and Affiliations

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich worked as a physicist[6]. His field of work was physics[12]. Employers include Institute of Electrophysics[13], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[35], in Russia[36] and Chelyabinsk State University[14], a university[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1976[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Max Born Award[17], a science award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1982[42]; USSR State Prize[18], a Soviet state award[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1966[45]; and Fellow of the Optical Society[19], a science award[46], founded in 1959[47].

Death and Burial

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich died on December 16, 2018[5]. He passed away in United States[4].

Why It Matters

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich born?

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Where did Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich die?

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich passed away in United States[4].

Who were Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's parents?

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich's father was Yakov Zeldovich[8].

What did Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich do for work?

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich worked as physicist[6].

Where did Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich go to school?

Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich was educated at MSU Faculty of Physics[15] and Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics[16].

What awards did Boris Yakovlevich Zel'dovich receive?

Honors received include Max Born Award[17], USSR State Prize[18], and Fellow of the Optical Society[19].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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