Valery Legasov

Soviet nuclear chemist, chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster (1936-1988)
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Valery Legasov

Summary

Valery Legasov is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tula[2]. He was born on +1936-09-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Moscow[4]. He died on +1988-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], and Chernobyl liquidator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.17% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,263 views/month, #1,738 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Valery Legasov was born in Tula[2].
  • Valery Legasov died in Moscow[4].
  • Valery Legasov was born on +1936-09-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Valery Legasov died on +1988-04-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Novodevichy Cemetery[11].
  • Valery Legasov held citizenship in Soviet Union[12].
  • Valery Legasov worked as a chemist[6].
  • Valery Legasov worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Valery Legasov worked as a physicist[8].
  • Valery Legasov worked as a Chernobyl liquidator[9].
  • Valery Legasov's field of work was nuclear chemistry[13].
  • Valery Legasov's field of work was inorganic chemistry[14].
  • Among Valery Legasov's employers was National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[15].
  • Valery Legasov was employed by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology[16].
  • Valery Legasov was employed by MSU Faculty of Chemistry[17].
  • Valery Legasov was employed by Lomonosov Moscow State University[18].
  • Valery Legasov's education included a stint at D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[19].
  • Valery Legasov's doctoral advisor was Isaak Kikoin[20].
  • Valery Legasov received the USSR State Prize[21].
  • Valery Legasov received the Order of Lenin[22].
  • Valery Legasov received the Order of the October Revolution[23].
  • Valery Legasov received the Hero of the Russian Federation[24].
  • Valery Legasov received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[25].
  • Valery Legasov received the Lenin Prize[26].
  • Valery Legasov was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tula[2], Valery Legasov… he was born on +1936-09-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Valery Legasov was educated at D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[19]. His doctoral advisor was Isaak Kikoin[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], and Chernobyl liquidator[9]. Fields of work include nuclear chemistry[13], a branch of chemistry[28] and inorganic chemistry[14], a branch of chemistry[29]. Employers include National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[15], a research institute[30], in Russia[31], founded in 1943[32]; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology[16], a national research university[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1946[35], headquartered in Dolgoprudny[36]; MSU Faculty of Chemistry[17], a faculty[37], in Soviet Union[38], founded in 1929[39]; and Lomonosov Moscow State University[18], a public university[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1755[42], headquartered in Moscow[43].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize[21], a Soviet state award[44], in Soviet Union[45], founded in 1966[46]; Order of Lenin[22], an order[47], in Soviet Union[48], founded in 1930[49]; Order of the October Revolution[23], an order[50], in Soviet Union[51], founded in 1967[52]; Hero of the Russian Federation[24], a courage award[53], in Russia[54], founded in 1992[55]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[25], a socialist order of merit[56], in Soviet Union[57], founded in 1928[58]; and Lenin Prize[26], a Soviet state award[59], in Soviet Union[60], founded in 1925[61].

Personal Life

Valery Legasov was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[62].

Death and Burial

Valery Legasov died on +1988-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[63]. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Valery Legasov ranks in the top 0.17% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,263 views/month, #1,738 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was Valery Legasov born?

Valery Legasov's place of birth was Tula[2].

Where did Valery Legasov die?

Valery Legasov died in Moscow[4].

What did Valery Legasov do for work?

Valery Legasov worked as chemist[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], and Chernobyl liquidator[9].

Where did Valery Legasov go to school?

Valery Legasov was educated at D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia[19].

What awards did Valery Legasov receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[21], Order of Lenin[22], Order of the October Revolution[23], and Hero of the Russian Federation[24].

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  2. [64] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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