Ivars Kalviņš

Summary

Ivars Kalviņš is a human^[1]. He was born in Riga^[2]. He was born on +1947-06-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a chemist^[4] and inventor^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Ivars Kalviņš's place of birth was Riga^[2].
• Ivars Kalviņš was born on +1947-06-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ivars Kalviņš held citizenship in Latvia^[7].
• Ivars Kalviņš's professions included chemist^[4].
• Ivars Kalviņš worked as an inventor^[5].
• Ivars Kalviņš's field of work was organic chemistry^[8].
• Ivars Kalviņš was employed by Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis^[9].
• Ivars Kalviņš's education included a stint at University of Latvia^[10].
• A notable student of Ivars Kalviņš was Osvalds Pugovičs^[11].
• Ivars Kalviņš received the Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences^[12].
• Ivars Kalviņš received the Order of the Three Stars^[13].
• Ivars Kalviņš was a member of Latvian Academy of Sciences^[14].
• Ivars Kalviņš's image is recorded as Ivars Kalviņš, September 2020.jpg^[15].
• Ivars Kalviņš is recorded as male^[16].
• Ivars Kalviņš's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Ivars Kalviņš supervised Osvalds Pugovičs as a doctoral student^[18].
• Ivars Kalviņš's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040631190^[19].
• Ivars Kalviņš's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28988733^[20].
• Ivars Kalviņš's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2007080943^[21].
• Ivars Kalviņš earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry^[22].
• Ivars Kalviņš studied under Solomons Hillers^[23].
• Ivars Kalviņš studied under Edmunds Lukevics^[24].
• Ivars Kalviņš's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2018093421^[25].
• Ivars Kalviņš's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000095248^[26].
• Ivars Kalviņš's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latvian^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ivars Kalviņš was born in Riga^[2]. He was born on +1947-06-02T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Ivars Kalviņš's education included a stint at University of Latvia^[10]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry^[22]. Studied under Solomons Hillers^[23], a chemist^[28], 1915–1975^[29], of Latvia^[30], awarded the Stalin Prize^[31], specialised in chemistry^[32] and Edmunds Lukevics^[24], a chemist^[33], 1936–2009^[34], of Latvia^[35], awarded the Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences^[36], specialised in organic chemistry^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[4] and inventor^[5]. Ivars Kalviņš's field of work was organic chemistry^[8]. He was employed by Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis^[9]. A notable student of him was Osvalds Pugovičs^[11]. He supervised Osvalds Pugovičs as a doctoral student^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences^[12], an award^[38], in Latvia^[39] and Order of the Three Stars^[13], an order^[40], in Latvia^[41], founded in 1924^[42].

Why It Matters

Ivars Kalviņš ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6]

He is credited with the discovery of meldonium^[43], a type of chemical entity^[44].

FAQs

Where was Ivars Kalviņš born?

Ivars Kalviņš's place of birth was Riga^[2].

What did Ivars Kalviņš do for work?

Ivars Kalviņš worked as chemist^[4] and inventor^[5].

Where did Ivars Kalviņš go to school?

Ivars Kalviņš was educated at University of Latvia^[10].

What awards did Ivars Kalviņš receive?

Honors received include Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences^[12] and Order of the Three Stars^[13].

What did Ivars Kalviņš discover?

Ivars Kalviņš is credited as discoverer of meldonium^[43].