Victor Zalgaller

Russian mathematician (1920-2020)
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Victor Zalgaller

Summary

Victor Zalgaller is a human[1]. His place of birth was Parfinsky District[2]. He was born on +1920-12-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Lehavim[4]. He died on +2020-10-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Victor Zalgaller was born in Parfinsky District[2].
  • Victor Zalgaller passed away in Lehavim[4].
  • Victor Zalgaller was born on +1920-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Victor Zalgaller died on +2020-10-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Lehavim[9].
  • Victor Zalgaller held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Victor Zalgaller held citizenship in Israel[11].
  • Victor Zalgaller worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Victor Zalgaller worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Victor Zalgaller's field of work was differential geometry[12].
  • Victor Zalgaller's field of work was geometry[13].
  • Victor Zalgaller's field of work was mathematics[14].
  • Victor Zalgaller was employed by Saint Petersburg State University[15].
  • Victor Zalgaller was employed by St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Victor Zalgaller's education included a stint at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17].
  • Victor Zalgaller was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[18].
  • Victor Zalgaller's doctoral advisor was Aleksandr Aleksandrov[19].
  • A notable student of Victor Zalgaller was Yuri Burago[20].
  • A notable student of Victor Zalgaller was Grigori Perelman[21].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Order of the Red Star[22].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"[23].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Medal "For Battle Merit"[24].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Order of the Patriotic War[25].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Medal "For Courage"[26].
  • Victor Zalgaller received the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[27].

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Origins and Family

Victor Zalgaller was born in Parfinsky District[2]. He was born on +1920-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17], a faculty[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1931[30] and Saint Petersburg State University[18], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1724[33], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[34]. Victor Zalgaller's doctoral advisor was Aleksandr Aleksandrov[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include differential geometry[12], a branch of mathematics[36]; geometry[13], a branch of mathematics[37]; and mathematics[14], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[15], a public university[39], in Russia[40], founded in 1724[41], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[42] and St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[16], an organization[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1940[45]. Notable students include Yuri Burago[20] and Grigori Perelman[21]. Victor Zalgaller supervised Yuri Burago as a doctoral student[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Star[22], a socialist order of merit[47], in Soviet Union[48], founded in 1930[49]; Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"[23], a campaign medal[50], in Soviet Union[51], founded in 1942[52]; Medal "For Battle Merit"[24], a courage award[53], in Soviet Union[54], founded in 1938[55]; Order of the Patriotic War[25], an order[56], in Soviet Union[57], founded in 1942[58]; Medal "For Courage"[26], a courage award[59], in Soviet Union[60], founded in 1938[61]; and Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[27], a jubilee medal[62], in Soviet Union[63], founded in 1969[64].

Personal Life

Victor Zalgaller was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[65].

Death and Burial

Victor Zalgaller died on +2020-10-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Lehavim[4]. Burial took place at Lehavim[9].

Why It Matters

Victor Zalgaller ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

His notable doctoral advisees include Yuri Burago[68], a mathematician[69], b. 1936[70], of Soviet Union[71], awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[72], specialised in differential geometry[73].

FAQs

Where was Victor Zalgaller born?

Victor Zalgaller's place of birth was Parfinsky District[2].

Where did Victor Zalgaller die?

Victor Zalgaller died in Lehavim[4].

What did Victor Zalgaller do for work?

Victor Zalgaller worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Victor Zalgaller go to school?

Victor Zalgaller was educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[17] and Saint Petersburg State University[18].

What awards did Victor Zalgaller receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Star[22], Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"[23], Medal "For Battle Merit"[24], and Order of the Patriotic War[25].

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