Vitaly Shafranov

Soviet plasma physicist
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Vitaly Shafranov

Summary

Vitaly Shafranov is a human[1]. His place of birth was Q4302497[2]. He was born on +1929-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. He died on +2014-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Vitaly Shafranov was born in Q4302497[2].
  • Vitaly Shafranov passed away in Moscow[4].
  • Vitaly Shafranov was born on +1929-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Vitaly Shafranov died on +2014-06-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Vitaly Shafranov is buried at Istrinsky District[9].
  • Vitaly Shafranov held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Vitaly Shafranov held citizenship in Russia[11].
  • Vitaly Shafranov worked as a physicist[6].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's professions included nuclear physicist[7].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's field of work was plasma physics[12].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's field of work was fusion power[13].
  • Among Vitaly Shafranov's employers was National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[14].
  • Vitaly Shafranov was employed by Advances in Physical Sciences[15].
  • Vitaly Shafranov was educated at MSU Faculty of Physics[16].
  • Vitaly Shafranov received the USSR State Prize[17].
  • Vitaly Shafranov received the Hannes Alfvén Prize[18].
  • Vitaly Shafranov received the Lenin Prize[19].
  • Vitaly Shafranov was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Vitaly Shafranov was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[21].
  • Vitaly Shafranov is recorded as male[22].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Vitaly Shafranov supervised Anatolij Mikhajlovskij as a doctoral student[24].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045811860[25].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21844907[26].
  • Vitaly Shafranov's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003124605[27].

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Origins and Family

Vitaly Shafranov's place of birth was Q4302497[2]. He was born on +1929-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Vitaly Shafranov's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of Physics[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. Fields of work include plasma physics[12], a branch of physics[29] and fusion power[13]. Employers include National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute[14], a research institute[30], in Russia[31], founded in 1943[32] and Advances in Physical Sciences[15], a scientific journal[33], founded in 1918[34]. Vitaly Shafranov supervised Anatolij Mikhajlovskij as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize[17], a Soviet state award[35], in Soviet Union[36], founded in 1966[37]; Hannes Alfvén Prize[18], a science award[38]; and Lenin Prize[19], a Soviet state award[39], in Soviet Union[40], founded in 1925[41].

Death and Burial

Vitaly Shafranov died on +2014-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Moscow[4]. Burial took place at Istrinsky District[9].

Why It Matters

Vitaly Shafranov ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Vitaly Shafranov born?

Vitaly Shafranov was born in Q4302497[2].

Where did Vitaly Shafranov die?

Vitaly Shafranov passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Vitaly Shafranov do for work?

Vitaly Shafranov worked as physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7].

Where did Vitaly Shafranov go to school?

Vitaly Shafranov was educated at MSU Faculty of Physics[16].

What awards did Vitaly Shafranov receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[17], Hannes Alfvén Prize[18], and Lenin Prize[19].

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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