Nikolay Zhukovsky
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Summary
Nikolay Zhukovsky was born on January 5, 1847[1], in Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast[2]. He died on March 17, 1921[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], inventor[7], engineer[8], and military flight engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Orekhovo-Zuyevo[11]
- Date of birth: January 17, 1847[12], 1847[13]
- Date of death: 1921[14]
- Place of burial: Donskoe cemetery[15]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[16], Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[17]
- Occupation: aerospace engineer[18]
- Field of work: mechanics[19], mathematics[20], physics[21], hydromechanics[22], aeromechanics[23], aviation[24]
- Position held: chairperson[25], director[26]
- Employer: Bauman Moscow State Technical University[27], Imperial Moscow University[28]
- Educated at: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[29], Imperial Moscow University[30], 4th Moscow Gymnasium[31]
- Doctoral advisor: August Davidov[32]
- Student: John D. Akerman[33], Alexandr Arkhangelsky[34], Leonid Assur[35], Nickolay Delone[36], Alexander Mikulin[37], Andrei Tupolev[38], Aleksandr Nekrasov[39], Leonid Sedov[40]
- Notable work: Joukowsky transform[41], Kutta–Joukowski theorem[42], Kutta condition[43]
- Award received: Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class[44], Order of Saint Anna, 1st class[45], Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[46], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class[47], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class[48]
- Member of: Russian Academy of Sciences[49], Moscow Mathematical Society[50]
- Influenced by: Ernst Mach[51]
- Sex or gender: male[52]
- Doctoral student: Nikolay Ivanovich Mertsalov[53], Boris Stechkin[54], Sergey Chaplygin[55], Leonid Leibenzon[56], Aleksandr Kvasnikov[57], Viktor Sergeevich Kulebakin[58], Konstantin Ushakov[59]
- Commons category: Nikolai Zhukovsky[60]
- Family name: Zhukovsky[61]
- Given name: Nikolay[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Nikolay Zhukovsky include Kutta–Joukowski theorem[63], Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute[64], Joukowsky transform[65], Kutta condition[66], Zhukovsky Prize[67], and Zhukovskiy[68].
Why It Matters
Nikolay Zhukovsky has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He has been cited as an influence by Aleksandr Nekrasov[71], a mathematician[72], 1883–1957[73], of Russian Empire[74], awarded the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[75], specialised in functional analysis[76].
He is credited with the discovery of Joukowsky transform[77], a holomorphic function[78] and Kutta condition[79], a postulate[80]. Entities named for him include Kutta–Joukowski theorem[63], Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute[64], Joukowsky transform[65], Kutta condition[66], Zhukovsky Prize[67], and Zhukovskiy[68].
His notable doctoral advisees include Sergey Chaplygin[81], Alexander M. Poniatoff[82], Boris Stechkin[83], Dmitry Ryabushinsky[84], Boris Yuryev[85], and Vladimir Vetchinkin[86].
FAQs
Where was Nikolay Zhukovsky born?
Nikolay Zhukovsky was born in Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast[2].
Where did Nikolay Zhukovsky die?
Nikolay Zhukovsky died in Moscow[4].
What did Nikolay Zhukovsky do for work?
Nikolay Zhukovsky worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], inventor[7], engineer[8], and military flight engineer[9].
Where did Nikolay Zhukovsky go to school?
Nikolay Zhukovsky was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[29], Imperial Moscow University[30], and 4th Moscow Gymnasium[31].
What awards did Nikolay Zhukovsky receive?
Honors received include Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class[44], Order of Saint Anna, 1st class[45], Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[46], and Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class[47].
Who did Nikolay Zhukovsky influence?
Nikolay Zhukovsky has been cited as an influence by Aleksandr Nekrasov[71].
What did Nikolay Zhukovsky discover?
Nikolay Zhukovsky is credited as discoverer of Joukowsky transform[77] and Kutta condition[79].