Vladimir Keilis-Borok

Soviet geophysicist
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Vladimir Keilis-Borok

Summary

Vladimir Keilis-Borok is a human[1]. Born in Moscow[2], he… he was born on +1921-07-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Culver City[4]. He died on +2013-10-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a geophysicist[6] and seismologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was born in Moscow[2].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok died in Culver City[4].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was born on +1921-07-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok died on +2013-10-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok held citizenship in Soviet Union[9].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok held citizenship in Russia[10].
  • Russian was Vladimir Keilis-Borok's native language[11].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok's professions included geophysicist[6].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok worked as a seismologist[7].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok's field of work was seismology[12].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok's field of work was tectonics[13].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[14].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was employed by Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics[15].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was educated at Russian State Geological Prospecting University[16].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok's doctoral advisor was Nikolai Luzin[17].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the Order of the Badge of Honour[18].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the Order of Friendship[19].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"[20].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the Lewis Fry Richardson Medal[22].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok received the honorary doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics[23].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was a member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was a member of Academia Europaea[25].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was a member of National Academy of Sciences[26].
  • Vladimir Keilis-Borok was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Vladimir Keilis-Borok was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on +1921-07-31T00:00:00Z[3]. Russian was his native language[11].

Education

Vladimir Keilis-Borok was educated at Russian State Geological Prospecting University[16]. His doctoral advisor was Nikolai Luzin[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geophysicist[6] and seismologist[7]. Fields of work include seismology[12], a branch of physics[29] and tectonics[13], a branch of geology[30]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[14], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34] and Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics[15], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[35], in Russia[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Badge of Honour[18], a socialist order of merit[37], in Soviet Union[38], founded in 1935[39]; Order of Friendship[19], an order[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1994[42]; Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"[20], a jubilee medal[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1997[45]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21], a fellowship award[46]; Lewis Fry Richardson Medal[22], a geophysics award[47], founded in 1998[48]; and honorary doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics[23], an award[49], in France[50].

Death and Burial

Vladimir Keilis-Borok died on +2013-10-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Culver City[4].

Why It Matters

Vladimir Keilis-Borok ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Vladimir Keilis-Borok born?

Vladimir Keilis-Borok was born in Moscow[2].

Where did Vladimir Keilis-Borok die?

Vladimir Keilis-Borok passed away in Culver City[4].

What did Vladimir Keilis-Borok do for work?

Vladimir Keilis-Borok worked as geophysicist[6] and seismologist[7].

Where did Vladimir Keilis-Borok go to school?

Vladimir Keilis-Borok was educated at Russian State Geological Prospecting University[16].

What awards did Vladimir Keilis-Borok receive?

Honors received include Order of the Badge of Honour[18], Order of Friendship[19], Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"[20], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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