Sergei Sobolev

Russian mathematician (1908-1989)
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Sergei Sobolev

Summary

Sergei Sobolev is a human[1]. He was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died in Moscow[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Sergei Sobolev was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
  • Sergei Sobolev passed away in Moscow[3].
  • Burial took place at Novodevichy Cemetery[7].
  • Sergei Sobolev held citizenship in Russian Empire[8].
  • Sergei Sobolev held citizenship in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[9].
  • Sergei Sobolev held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Russian was Sergei Sobolev's native language[11].
  • Sergei Sobolev worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Sergei Sobolev's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was mathematical physics[12].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was functional analysis[13].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was differential calculus[14].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was computational mathematics[15].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was distribution function[16].
  • Sergei Sobolev's field of work was mathematics[17].
  • Sergei Sobolev held the position of director[18].
  • Sergei Sobolev held the position of director[19].
  • Sergei Sobolev was employed by Steklov Institute of Mathematics[20].
  • Sergei Sobolev was employed by National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[21].
  • Sergei Sobolev was employed by MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[22].
  • Sergei Sobolev was employed by Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS[23].
  • Sergei Sobolev was employed by Novosibirsk State University[24].
  • Sergei Sobolev's education included a stint at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[25].
  • Sergei Sobolev's doctoral advisor was Nikolai Günther[26].
  • Sergei Sobolev's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Smirnov[27].

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Origins and Family

Sergei Sobolev was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. Russian was his native language[11].

Education

Sergei Sobolev was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[25]. Doctoral advisors include Nikolai Günther[26] and Vladimir Smirnov[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mathematical physics[12], a branch of mathematics[28]; functional analysis[13], a branch of mathematics[29]; differential calculus[14], a branch of mathematics[30]; computational mathematics[15], a branch of mathematics[31]; distribution function[16], a mathematical concept[32]; and mathematics[17], an academic discipline[33]. Employers include Steklov Institute of Mathematics[20], a research institute[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1934[36]; National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[21], a research institute[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1943[39]; MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[22], a faculty[40], in Soviet Union[41], founded in 1933[42]; Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS[23], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1957[45]; and Novosibirsk State University[24], a national research university[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1959[48]. Positions held include director[18], a profession[49]. Doctoral students include Olga Ladyzhenskaya[50], Vyacheslav Lebedev[51], Valentin Ivanov[52], Mikhail Lavrentyev[53], Nikolai Bakhvalov[54], and Alexey Dezin[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[56], a class of award[57]; USSR State Prize[58]; Order of Lenin[59]; Hero of Socialist Labour[60]; Order of the October Revolution[61]; and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[62].

Personal Life

Sergei Sobolev was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[63].

Death and Burial

Sergei Sobolev died in Moscow[3]. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sergei Sobolev include Sobolev space[64] and Sobolev inequality[65].

Why It Matters

Sergei Sobolev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

He is credited with the discovery of Sobolev space[68], a mathematical concept[69]. Entities named for him include Sobolev space[64] and Sobolev inequality[65].

His notable doctoral advisees include Olga Ladyzhenskaya[70], a mathematician[71], 1922–2004[72], of Soviet Union[73], awarded the USSR State Prize[74], specialised in partial differential equation[75]; Nikolai Bakhvalov[76], a mathematician[77], 1934–2005[78], of Soviet Union[79], awarded the USSR State Prize[80], specialised in applied mathematics[81]; Vera Nikolaevna Maslennikova[82]; Vyacheslav Lebedev[83]; Rafael Alexandran[84]; and Valentin Ivanov[85].

FAQs

Where was Sergei Sobolev born?

Sergei Sobolev's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Sergei Sobolev die?

Sergei Sobolev died in Moscow[3].

What did Sergei Sobolev do for work?

Sergei Sobolev worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Sergei Sobolev go to school?

Sergei Sobolev was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[25].

What awards did Sergei Sobolev receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[56], USSR State Prize[58], Order of Lenin[59], and Hero of Socialist Labour[60].

What did Sergei Sobolev discover?

Sergei Sobolev is credited as discoverer of Sobolev space[68].

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