Grigory Barenblatt

Russian mathematician (1927–2018)
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Summary

Grigory Barenblatt was born on July 10, 1927[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on June 21, 2018[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[8], Russia[9]
  • Field of work: physics[10], applied mechanics[11]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[12]
  • Educated at: MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[13], Lomonosov Moscow State University[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Andrey Kolmogorov[15], Boris Levitan[16]
  • Student: Ludmila Rafailovna Botvina[17]
  • Award received: Timoshenko Medal[18], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[20], Panetti Ferrari Award[21], G. I. Taylor Medal[22], honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[23]
  • Member of: Royal Society[24], Academia Europaea[25], National Academy of Sciences[26], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Doctoral student: Noor Muhammad[29], Robert V. Goldstein[30], Yelena Shvets[31], Vladimir I. Kerchman[32], Arkadiy Petrovich Vinnichenko[33], Carlo Nitsch[34], Vadim Bronislavovich Librovich[35]
  • Commons category: Grigory Barenblatt[36]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[37]
  • Given name: Grigory[38]
  • Relative: Nikolai Kochin[39], Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina[40]
  • Student of: Boris Levitan[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[42], English[43]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[44]

Why It Matters

Grigory Barenblatt has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Grigory Barenblatt born?

Grigory Barenblatt was born in Moscow[2].

Where did Grigory Barenblatt die?

Grigory Barenblatt passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Grigory Barenblatt do for work?

Grigory Barenblatt worked as a mathematician[5].

Where did Grigory Barenblatt go to school?

Grigory Barenblatt was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[13] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[14].

What awards did Grigory Barenblatt receive?

Honors received include Timoshenko Medal[18], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[20], and Panetti Ferrari Award[21].

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  3. [28] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] ↑ . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . accademiadellescienze.it. accademiadellescienze.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . socengsci.org. socengsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . kth.se. Retrieved . kth.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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