# Lev Okun

> Russian physicist (1929–2015)

**Wikidata**: [Q1469536](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1469536)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Okun)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lev-okun

## Summary

Lev Okun was born on July 7, 1929, in Sukhinichi [1]. He died on November 23, 2015, in Moscow [2]. His citizenship included the Soviet Union and Russia .Okun worked as a physicist, theoretical physicist, non-fiction writer, and university teacher . His professional fields were physics, theoretical physics, and particle physics [3]. He was employed by the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics from 1954 to the present and by Advances in Physical Sciences .His honors included the Matteucci Medal, Pomeranchuk Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Landau Gold Medal, Karpinsky Award, and Bruno Pontecorvo Prize . He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and Academia Europaea [4]. Okun was buried at Odintsovsky District .


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2. [Source](https://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2015/49/News%20Articles/2108909?ln=en)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. www.ae-info.org
5. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
6. [Source](https://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2015/49/News%20Articles/2108909?ln=fr)
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File