Oleg Viro

Russian mathematician
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Oleg Viro

Summary

Oleg Viro is a human[1]. Born in Saint Petersburg[2], he… he was born on +1948-05-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], topologist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Oleg Viro…
  • Oleg Viro was born on +1948-05-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Oleg Viro held citizenship in Soviet Union[8].
  • Oleg Viro held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Russian was Oleg Viro's native language[10].
  • Oleg Viro worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Oleg Viro's professions included topologist[5].
  • Oleg Viro worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Oleg Viro's field of work was algebraic geometry[11].
  • Oleg Viro's field of work was topology[12].
  • Oleg Viro's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Oleg Viro was employed by University of California, Riverside[14].
  • Oleg Viro was employed by Uppsala University[15].
  • Among Oleg Viro's employers was Stony Brook University[16].
  • Oleg Viro's education included a stint at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17].
  • Oleg Viro was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[18].
  • Oleg Viro's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin[19].
  • A notable student of Oleg Viro was Grigori Borissowitsch Michalkin[20].
  • Oleg Viro received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21].
  • Oleg Viro was a member of American Mathematical Society[22].
  • Oleg Viro's image is recorded as Oleg Viro.jpg[23].
  • Oleg Viro is recorded as male[24].
  • Oleg Viro's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Oleg Viro supervised Vladimir Turaev as a doctoral student[26].
  • Oleg Viro supervised Vladimir Victorovich Tchernov as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Oleg Viro… he was born on +1948-05-13T00:00:00Z[3]. Russian was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17], a faculty[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1931[30] and Saint Petersburg State University[18], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1724[33], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[34]. Oleg Viro's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], topologist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include algebraic geometry[11], a branch of mathematics[36]; topology[12], a branch of mathematics[37]; and mathematics[13], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include University of California, Riverside[14], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1954[41], headquartered in Riverside[42]; Uppsala University[15], a university[43], in Sweden[44], founded in 1477[45], headquartered in Uppsala[46]; and Stony Brook University[16], a public university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1957[49], headquartered in Stony Brook University[50]. A notable student of Oleg Viro was Grigori Borissowitsch Michalkin[20]. Doctoral students include Vladimir Turaev[26], a mathematician[51], b. 1954[52], of Russia[53], awarded the Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize[54], specialised in low-dimensional topology[55]; Vladimir Victorovich Tchernov[27]; Laurel Langford[56], a professor of mathematics[57]; Sergey Mikhailovich Finashin[58]; Ilia Itenberg[59], a mathematician[60], b. 1966[61], specialised in mathematics[62]; and Olof-Petter Östlund[63].

Recognition

Oleg Viro received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21].

Why It Matters

Oleg Viro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

His notable doctoral advisees include Vladimir Turaev[66], a mathematician[67], b. 1954[68], of Russia[69], awarded the Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize[70], specialised in low-dimensional topology[71].

FAQs

Where was Oleg Viro born?

Born in Saint Petersburg[2], Oleg Viro…

What did Oleg Viro do for work?

Oleg Viro worked as mathematician[4], topologist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Oleg Viro go to school?

Oleg Viro was educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17] and Saint Petersburg State University[18].

What awards did Oleg Viro receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21].

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  1. [66] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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