Veniamin Kagan
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Summary
Veniamin Kagan was born on February 25, 1869[1], in Šiauliai[2]. He died on May 8, 1953[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], university teacher[7], and docent[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1869[10]
- Date of death: 1955[11]
- Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[12]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[13], Soviet Union[14], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[15]
- Ethnic group: Jewish people[16]
- Field of work: differential geometry[17], geometry[18], tensor analysis[19], non-Euclidean geometry[20], mathematics[21]
- Employer: Odesa University[22], Lomonosov Moscow State University[23]
- Educated at: Odesa University[24], Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University[25], Imperial University of St. Vladimir[26], Imperial St. Petersburg University[27]
- Doctoral advisor: Andrey Markov[28], Konstantin Posse[29]
- Award received: Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[30], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[31], Honored Scientist of the RSFSR[32]
- Sex or gender: male[33]
- Doctoral student: Viktor Wagner[34], Pyotr Rashevsky[35], David Pikus[36], Abram Lopshits[37], Aleksandr Norden[38], Isaak Yaglom[39], Grigorii Borisovich Gurevich[40], Genrikh Mikhailovich Shapiro[41], Vasily Kostin[42], Yakov Semenovich Dubnov[43]
- Commons category: Veniamin Fyodorovich Kagan[44]
- Family name: Kagan[45]
- Given name: Veniamin[46], Benjamin[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Veniamin Fyodorovich Kagan[48]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[49], Faces of Moscow[50]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[51]
- Birth name: Вениамин Фёдорович Каган[52]
- Name in native language: Вениамин Фёдорович Каган[53]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[54]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Veniamin Kagan include 4366 Venikagan[55].
Why It Matters
Veniamin Kagan has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for him include 4366 Venikagan[55].
His notable doctoral advisees include Isaak Yaglom[58], a mathematician[59], 1921–1988[60], of Soviet Union[61], specialised in geometry[62]; Viktor Wagner[63], a mathematician[64], 1908–1981[65], of Russian Empire[66], awarded the Lobachevsky Prize[67], specialised in algebra[68]; and Aleksandr Norden[69], a mathematician[70], 1904–1993[71], of Soviet Union[72], awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[73], specialised in geometry[74].
FAQs
Where was Veniamin Kagan born?
Veniamin Kagan was born in Šiauliai[2].
Where did Veniamin Kagan die?
Veniamin Kagan passed away in Moscow[4].
What did Veniamin Kagan do for work?
Veniamin Kagan worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], university teacher[7], and docent[8].
Where did Veniamin Kagan go to school?
Veniamin Kagan was educated at Odesa University[24], Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University[25], Imperial University of St. Vladimir[26], and Imperial St. Petersburg University[27].
What awards did Veniamin Kagan receive?
Honors received include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[30], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[31], and Honored Scientist of the RSFSR[32].