Nicholas Minorsky

American engineer and mathematician (1885-1970)
Person human Q521350
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Nicholas Minorsky

Summary

Nicholas Minorsky is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tver Oblast[2]. He was born on +1885-09-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Italy[4]. He died on +1970-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a university teacher[6], engineer[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tver Oblast[2], Nicholas Minorsky…
  • Nicholas Minorsky passed away in Italy[4].
  • Nicholas Minorsky was born on +1885-09-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nicholas Minorsky died on +1970-07-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nicholas Minorsky held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Nicholas Minorsky worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Nicholas Minorsky worked as an engineer[7].
  • Nicholas Minorsky worked as a mathematician[8].
  • Nicholas Minorsky was employed by University of Pennsylvania[11].
  • Nicholas Minorsky was educated at Nancy-Université[12].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology[13].
  • Nicholas Minorsky received the Montyon Prize[14].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's image is recorded as Portrait of Nicolas Minorsky.jpg[15].
  • Nicholas Minorsky is recorded as male[16].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109345417[18].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110382052[19].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's GND ID is recorded as 172260183[20].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's military branch is recorded as Imperial Russian Navy[21].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83826874[22].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12438400s[23].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's IdRef ID is recorded as 03352534X[24].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's Commons category is recorded as Nicolas Minorsky[25].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jkzk4s[26].
  • Nicholas Minorsky's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20020918016[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tver Oblast[2], Nicholas Minorsky… he was born on +1885-09-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Nancy-Université[12], a Higher education and research cluster[28], in France[29], founded in 1572[30], headquartered in Nancy[31] and Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology[13], a higher education institution[32], in Russia[33], founded in 1828[34], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[6], engineer[7], and mathematician[8]. Among Nicholas Minorsky's employers was University of Pennsylvania[11].

Recognition

Nicholas Minorsky received the Montyon Prize[14].

Death and Burial

Nicholas Minorsky died on +1970-07-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Italy[4].

Why It Matters

Nicholas Minorsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Minorsky born?

Born in Tver Oblast[2], Nicholas Minorsky…

Where did Nicholas Minorsky die?

Nicholas Minorsky died in Italy[4].

What did Nicholas Minorsky do for work?

Nicholas Minorsky worked as university teacher[6], engineer[7], and mathematician[8].

Where did Nicholas Minorsky go to school?

Nicholas Minorsky was educated at Nancy-Université[12] and Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Nicholas Minorsky receive?

Honors received include Montyon Prize[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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