Rashid Sunyaev

Summary

Rashid Sunyaev is a human^[1]. Born in Tashkent^[2], he… he was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], astronomer^[5], inventor^[6], university teacher^[7], and astrophysicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Rashid Sunyaev was born in Tashkent^[2].
• Rashid Sunyaev was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Rashid Sunyaev was Shamil Sunyaev^[10].
• A child of Rashid Sunyaev was Ali Sunyaev^[11].
• Rashid Sunyaev held citizenship in Soviet Union^[12].
• Rashid Sunyaev held citizenship in Russia^[13].
• Russian was Rashid Sunyaev's native language^[14].
• Rashid Sunyaev's professions included physicist^[4].
• Rashid Sunyaev's professions included astronomer^[5].
• Rashid Sunyaev's professions included inventor^[6].
• Rashid Sunyaev's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Rashid Sunyaev's professions included astrophysicist^[8].
• Rashid Sunyaev's field of work was astrophysics^[15].
• Rashid Sunyaev's field of work was cosmology^[16].
• Rashid Sunyaev's field of work was X-ray astronomy^[17].
• Among Rashid Sunyaev's employers was Russian Space Research Institute^[18].
• Among Rashid Sunyaev's employers was Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics^[19].
• Rashid Sunyaev was employed by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology^[20].
• Among Rashid Sunyaev's employers was Institute for Advanced Study^[21].
• Rashid Sunyaev's doctoral advisor was Yakov Zeldovich^[22].
• A notable student of Rashid Sunyaev was Marat Gilfanov^[23].
• A notable student of Rashid Sunyaev was Sergei A. Grebenev^[24].
• Rashid Sunyaev received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[25].
• Rashid Sunyaev received the Benjamin Franklin Medal^[26].
• Rashid Sunyaev received the Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rashid Sunyaev was born in Tashkent^[2]. He was born on +1943-03-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. Russian was his native language^[14].

Education

Rashid Sunyaev's doctoral advisor was Yakov Zeldovich^[22]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], astronomer^[5], inventor^[6], university teacher^[7], and astrophysicist^[8]. Fields of work include astrophysics^[15], a branch of astronomy^[29]; cosmology^[16], a branch of astronomy^[30]; and X-ray astronomy^[17], a branch of astronomy^[31]. Employers include Russian Space Research Institute^[18], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science^[32], in Russia^[33], founded in 1965^[34], headquartered in Moscow^[35]; Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics^[19], a research institute^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1991^[38]; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology^[20], a national research university^[39], in Russia^[40], founded in 1946^[41], headquartered in Dolgoprudny^[42]; and Institute for Advanced Study^[21], a research institute^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1930^[45], headquartered in Princeton^[46]. Notable students include Marat Gilfanov^[23] and Sergei A. Grebenev^[24]. Doctoral students include Marat Gilfanov^[47], Sergei A. Grebenev^[48], Eugene M. Churazov^[49], and Mikhail N. Pavlinsky^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[25], a grade of an order^[51], in Germany^[52]; Benjamin Franklin Medal^[26], a science award^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1824^[55]; Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[27], a science award^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 2000^[58]; King Faisal International Prize in Science^[59], a science award^[60], in Saudi Arabia^[61], founded in 1982^[62]; Henry Norris Russell Lectureship^[63], a science award^[64], in United States^[65]; and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[66], a science award^[67], in United Kingdom^[68], founded in 1824^[69].

Personal Life

Children include Shamil Sunyaev^[10], a biologist^[70], b. 1971^[71], of Soviet Union^[72], specialised in computational biology^[73] and Ali Sunyaev^[11], a computer scientist^[74], b. 1981^[75], of Soviet Union^[76], specialised in computer science^[77]. Rashid Sunyaev's religion is recorded as Islam^[78].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Rashid Sunyaev include Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect^[79], an astrophysical process^[80] and 11759 Sunyaev^[81], an asteroid^[82].

Why It Matters

Rashid Sunyaev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

Entities named for him include Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect^[79], an astrophysical process^[80] and 11759 Sunyaev^[81], an asteroid^[82].

FAQs

Where was Rashid Sunyaev born?

Rashid Sunyaev was born in Tashkent^[2].

What did Rashid Sunyaev do for work?

Rashid Sunyaev worked as physicist^[4], astronomer^[5], inventor^[6], university teacher^[7], and astrophysicist^[8].

What awards did Rashid Sunyaev receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[25], Benjamin Franklin Medal^[26], Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[27], and King Faisal International Prize in Science^[59].