Sofya Yanovskaya

Russian mathematician (1896–1966)
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Sofya Yanovskaya

Summary

Sofya Yanovskaya is a human[1]. She was born in Pružany[2]. She was born on January 19, 1896[3]. She passed away in Moscow[4]. She died on October 24, 1966[5]. She worked as a mathematician[6], historian[7], revolutionary[8], and philosopher[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Sofya Yanovskaya was born in Pružany[2].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya passed away in Moscow[4].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya was born on January 19, 1896[3].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya died on October 24, 1966[5].
  • Burial took place at Novodevichy Cemetery[11].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya held citizenship in Russian Empire[12].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya held citizenship in Soviet Union[13].
  • Russian was Sofya Yanovskaya's native language[14].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya worked as a historian[7].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya worked as a revolutionary[8].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya worked as a philosopher[9].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was metamathematics[16].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was mathematical logic[17].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was foundations of mathematics[18].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was philosophy[19].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was history of mathematics[20].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya's field of work was mathematics[21].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya held the position of professor[22].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya was employed by Red Army[23].
  • Among Sofya Yanovskaya's employers was regional committee of the CPSU[24].
  • Sofya Yanovskaya was employed by Lomonosov Moscow State University[25].
  • Among Sofya Yanovskaya's employers was Perm State National Research University[26].
  • Among Sofya Yanovskaya's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[27].

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Origins and Family

Sofya Yanovskaya's place of birth was Pružany[2]. She was born on January 19, 1896[3]. She is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15]. Russian was her native language[14].

Education

Educated at Q50316140[28], an educational institution[29] and Institute of Red Professors[30], a higher education institution[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1921[33], headquartered in Moscow[34]. Sofya Yanovskaya's doctoral advisor was Samuil Shatunovsky[35]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[36]. Studied under Ivan Tymochenko[37], Samuil Shatunovsky[38], Dmitri Egorov[39], and Vyacheslav Stepanov[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], historian[7], revolutionary[8], and philosopher[9]. Fields of work include metamathematics[16], a branch of mathematics[41]; mathematical logic[17], a branch of mathematics[42]; foundations of mathematics[18], a branch of mathematics[43]; philosophy[19], an academic discipline[44]; history of mathematics[20], an aspect of history[45]; and mathematics[21], an academic discipline[46]. Employers include Red Army[23], an army[47], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[48], founded in 1918[49]; regional committee of the CPSU[24], a first-order class[50], in Soviet Union[51]; Lomonosov Moscow State University[25], a public university[52], in Russia[53], founded in 1755[54], headquartered in Moscow[55]; and Perm State National Research University[26], a national research university[56], in Russia[57], founded in 1916[58], headquartered in Perm[59]. Sofya Yanovskaya held the position of professor[22]. Notable students include Olga Arsenievna Oleinik[60], Izabella Bashmakova[61], Dmitry Gorsky[62], Imre Lakatos[63], and Iosaf Semenovich Ladenko[64]. Doctoral students include Izabella Bashmakova[65], Brukha Iudkovna Pil'chak[66], Alexandr Zikov[67], Konstantin Rybnikov[68], Aleksandra Denisovna Getmanova[69], and Boris Vladimirovich Biryukov[70].

Recognition

Sofya Yanovskaya received the Order of Lenin[71].

Personal Life

Sofya Yanovskaya was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[72].

Death and Burial

Sofya Yanovskaya died on October 24, 1966[5]. She died in Moscow[4]. The cause of death was diabetes[73]. She is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Sofya Yanovskaya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Izabella Bashmakova[76], a historian of mathematics[77], 1921–2005[78], of Soviet Union[79], awarded the Koyré Medal[80], specialised in history of mathematics[81] and Konstantin Rybnikov[82], a mathematician[83], 1913–2004[84], of Russian Empire[85], awarded the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[86], specialised in history of mathematics[87].

FAQs

Where was Sofya Yanovskaya born?

Sofya Yanovskaya was born in Pružany[2].

Where did Sofya Yanovskaya die?

Sofya Yanovskaya died in Moscow[4].

What did Sofya Yanovskaya do for work?

Sofya Yanovskaya worked as mathematician[6], historian[7], revolutionary[8], and philosopher[9].

Where did Sofya Yanovskaya go to school?

Sofya Yanovskaya was educated at Q50316140[28] and Institute of Red Professors[30].

What awards did Sofya Yanovskaya receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[71].

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