Olga Ladyzhenskaya

Russian mathematician (1922–2004)
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Olga Ladyzhenskaya

Summary

Olga Ladyzhenskaya is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Kologriv[2]. She was born on +1922-03-07T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Saint Petersburg[4]. She died on +2004-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's place of birth was Kologriv[2].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya died in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya was born on +1922-03-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya died on +2004-01-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Cemetery in Komarovo[9].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya held citizenship in Russia[11].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was partial differential equation[12].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was theory of differential equations[13].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was mathematical analysis[14].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was fluid dynamics[16].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's field of work was Navier–Stokes equations[17].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya held the position of chairperson[18].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya was employed by Saint Petersburg State University[19].
  • Among Olga Ladyzhenskaya's employers was St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[21].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[22].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya was educated at Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute M.N. Pokrovsky[23].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's doctoral advisor was Ivan Petrovsky[24].
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya's doctoral advisor was Sergei Sobolev[25].
  • A notable work attributed to Olga Ladyzhenskaya is Ladyzhenskaya's inequality[26].
  • A notable work attributed to Olga Ladyzhenskaya is Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition[27].

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Origins and Family

Olga Ladyzhenskaya was born in Kologriv[2]. She was born on +1922-03-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[21], a faculty[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1933[30]; Saint Petersburg State University[22], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1724[33], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[34]; and Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute M.N. Pokrovsky[23], a higher education institution[35], in Soviet Union[36], founded in 1932[37]. Doctoral advisors include Ivan Petrovsky[24] and Sergei Sobolev[25]. Olga Ladyzhenskaya earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include partial differential equation[12]; theory of differential equations[13], a branch of mathematics[39]; mathematical analysis[14], an academic discipline[40]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[41]; fluid dynamics[16], a branch of mechanics[42]; and Navier–Stokes equations[17], a system of differential equations[43]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[19], a public university[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1724[46], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[47] and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[20], an organization[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1940[50]. Olga Ladyzhenskaya held the position of chairperson[18]. Doctoral students include Ludvig Faddeev[51], Vladimir Buslaev[52], Lev Kapitanski[53], Victor Isaacovich Shubov[54], Varga K. Kalantarov[55], and Anatolii Petrovich Oskolkov[56].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ladyzhenskaya's inequality[26] and Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition[27].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize[57], a Soviet state award[58], in Soviet Union[59], founded in 1966[60]; Lomonosov Gold Medal[61], a science award[62], in Russia[63]; Order of Friendship[64], an order[65], in Russia[66], founded in 1994[67]; John von Neumann Prize[68], a science award[69], in United States[70], founded in 1959[71]; Kovalevskaya Prize[72], a science award[73], in Russia[74]; and PL Chebyshev Gold Medal[75], a science award[76], in Russia[77], founded in 1944[78].

Death and Burial

Olga Ladyzhenskaya died on +2004-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. Burial took place at Cemetery in Komarovo[9].

Why It Matters

Olga Ladyzhenskaya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] She is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Ludvig Faddeev[81], a mathematician[82], 1934–2017[83], of Soviet Union[84], awarded the USSR State Prize[85], specialised in mathematical physics[86]; Nina Uraltseva[87], a mathematician[88], b. 1934[89], of Russia[90], awarded the USSR State Prize[91], specialised in theory of differential equations[92]; and Vladimir Buslaev[93], a mathematician[94], 1937–2012[95], of Russia[96], awarded the Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation[97].

FAQs

Where was Olga Ladyzhenskaya born?

Olga Ladyzhenskaya was born in Kologriv[2].

Where did Olga Ladyzhenskaya die?

Olga Ladyzhenskaya died in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Olga Ladyzhenskaya do for work?

Olga Ladyzhenskaya worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Olga Ladyzhenskaya go to school?

Olga Ladyzhenskaya was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[21], Saint Petersburg State University[22], and Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute M.N. Pokrovsky[23].

What awards did Olga Ladyzhenskaya receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[57], Lomonosov Gold Medal[61], Order of Friendship[64], and John von Neumann Prize[68].

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