Victor Kac

Summary

Victor Kac is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Buguruslan^[2]. He was born on December 19, 1943^[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 (97 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Victor Kac's place of birth was Buguruslan^[2].
• Victor Kac was born on December 19, 1943^[3].
• Victor Kac was born on January 1, 1943^[7].
• Victor Kac was married to Michèle Vergne^[8].
• Victor Kac held citizenship in Soviet Union^[9].
• Victor Kac held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Victor Kac's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Victor Kac's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Victor Kac's field of work was mathematical physics^[11].
• Victor Kac's field of work was combinatorics^[12].
• Victor Kac's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Victor Kac's field of work was representation theory^[14].
• Among Victor Kac's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• Among Victor Kac's employers was Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics^[16].
• Victor Kac's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[17].
• Victor Kac was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University^[18].
• Victor Kac's doctoral advisor was Ernest Vinberg^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Victor Kac is Kac–Moody algebra^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Victor Kac is generalized Kac–Moody algebra^[21].
• Victor Kac received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[22].
• Victor Kac received the Wigner Medal^[23].
• Victor Kac received the Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[24].
• Victor Kac was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Victor Kac was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Victor Kac was a member of American Mathematical Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Buguruslan^[2], Victor Kac… Recorded date of birth include December 19, 1943^[3] and January 1, 1943^[7].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[17], a faculty^[28], in Soviet Union^[29], founded in 1933^[30] and Lomonosov Moscow State University^[18], a public university^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1755^[33], headquartered in Moscow^[34]. Victor Kac's doctoral advisor was Ernest Vinberg^[19]. He studied under Ernest Vinberg^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include mathematical physics^[11], a branch of mathematics^[36]; combinatorics^[12], a branch of mathematics^[37]; mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[38]; and representation theory^[14], a branch of mathematics^[39]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1861^[42], headquartered in Cambridge^[43] and Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics^[16], a higher education institution^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 1962^[46]. Doctoral students include Weiqiang Wang^[47], a mathematician^[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[49]; Alessandro D'Andrea^[50], a mathematician^[51], b. 1972^[52], of Italy^[53]; Bojko Bakalov^[54]; Renganathan Ganesan Iyer^[55]; Ziad Sami Haddad^[56]; and Giuseppe Castellacci^[57].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Kac–Moody algebra^[20] and generalized Kac–Moody algebra^[21]. Things named for Victor Kac include Kac–Moody algebra^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[22], a fellowship grant^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1925^[61]; Wigner Medal^[23], an award^[62]; and Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[24].

Personal Life

Among Victor Kac's spouses was Michèle Vergne^[8].

Why It Matters

Victor Kac ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

He is credited with the discovery of Kac–Moody algebra^[65]. Entities named for him include Kac–Moody algebra^[58].

FAQs

Where was Victor Kac born?

Victor Kac's place of birth was Buguruslan^[2].

Who was Victor Kac married to?

Victor Kac's spouses include Michèle Vergne^[8].

What did Victor Kac do for work?

Victor Kac worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Victor Kac go to school?

Victor Kac was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[17] and Lomonosov Moscow State University^[18].

What awards did Victor Kac receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[22], Wigner Medal^[23], and Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[24].

What did Victor Kac discover?

Victor Kac is credited as discoverer of Kac–Moody algebra^[65].