Yuri Linnik

Ukrainian mathematician (1915-1972)
Person human Q1384632
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Summary

Yuri Linnik is a human[1]. He was born in Bila Tserkva[2]. He was born on January 21, 1915[3]. He died in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on June 30, 1972[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bila Tserkva[2].
  • Yuri Linnik passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Yuri Linnik was born on January 21, 1915[3].
  • Yuri Linnik was born on January 8, 1915[10].
  • Yuri Linnik died on June 30, 1972[5].
  • Burial took place at Cemetery in Komarovo[11].
  • Yuri Linnik's father was Vladimir Linnik[12].
  • Yuri Linnik held citizenship in Russian Empire[13].
  • Yuri Linnik held citizenship in Russian Republic[14].
  • Yuri Linnik held citizenship in Ukrainian People's Republic[15].
  • Yuri Linnik held citizenship in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[16].
  • Yuri Linnik held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
  • Yuri Linnik worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Yuri Linnik's professions included statistician[7].
  • Yuri Linnik's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Yuri Linnik's field of work was number theory[18].
  • Yuri Linnik's field of work was mathematical statistics[19].
  • Yuri Linnik's field of work was probability theory[20].
  • Yuri Linnik held the position of chairperson[21].
  • Yuri Linnik was employed by St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[22].
  • Among Yuri Linnik's employers was Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[23].
  • Yuri Linnik's education included a stint at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[24].
  • Yuri Linnik's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State University[25].
  • Yuri Linnik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Tartakovski[26].
  • Yuri Linnik received the Stalin Prize[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuri Linnik was born in Bila Tserkva[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 21, 1915[3] and January 8, 1915[10]. His father was Vladimir Linnik[12].

Education

Educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[24], a faculty[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1931[30] and Saint Petersburg State University[25], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1724[33], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[34]. Yuri Linnik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Tartakovski[26]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include number theory[18], a branch of mathematics[36]; mathematical statistics[19], a branch of mathematics[37]; and probability theory[20], a branch of mathematics[38]. Employers include St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[22], an organization[39], in Russia[40], founded in 1940[41] and Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[23], a faculty[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1931[44]. Yuri Linnik held the position of chairperson[21]. Doctoral students include A. M. Kagan[45], a mathematician[46], b. 1936[47], of United States[48]; Andrew L. Rukhin[49], a statistician[50], of Soviet Union[51], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[52]; Valentin Petrov[53]; Victor Pavlovich Skitovich[54]; Vladimir Sprindzuk[55]; and Anatoli N. Andrianov[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Stalin Prize[27], a Soviet state award[57], in Soviet Union[58], founded in 1941[59]; Order of Lenin[60], an order[61], in Soviet Union[62], founded in 1930[63]; Order of the Badge of Honour[64], a socialist order of merit[65], in Soviet Union[66], founded in 1935[67]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[68], a socialist order of merit[69], in Soviet Union[70], founded in 1928[71]; Lenin Prize[72], a Q141672851[73], in Soviet Union[74], founded in 1925[75]; and Hero of Socialist Labour[76], a title of honor[77], in Soviet Union[78], founded in 1938[79].

Death and Burial

Yuri Linnik died on June 30, 1972[5]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He is buried at Cemetery in Komarovo[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Yuri Linnik include Linnik's theorem[80], a theorem[81].

Why It Matters

Yuri Linnik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[82] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[83]

Entities named for him include Linnik's theorem[80], a theorem[81].

His notable doctoral advisees include Alfréd Rényi[84], a mathematician[85], 1921–1970[86], of Hungary[87], awarded the Kossuth Prize[88], specialised in probability theory[89]; Ildar Ibragimov[90], a mathematician[91], b. 1932[92], of Soviet Union[93], awarded the Lenin Prize[94], specialised in probability theory[95]; Jonas Kubilius[96], a mathematician[97], 1921–2011[98], of Soviet Union[99], awarded the Order of Lenin[100], specialised in probability theory[101]; Anatoli N. Andrianov[102], a mathematician[103], 1936–2020[104], of Soviet Union[105]; and Vladimir Sprindzuk[106], a mathematician[107], 1936–1987[108], of Soviet Union[109], specialised in number theory[110].

FAQs

Where was Yuri Linnik born?

Yuri Linnik's place of birth was Bila Tserkva[2].

Where did Yuri Linnik die?

Yuri Linnik died in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Yuri Linnik's parents?

Yuri Linnik's father was Vladimir Linnik[12].

What did Yuri Linnik do for work?

Yuri Linnik worked as mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Yuri Linnik go to school?

Yuri Linnik was educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University[24] and Saint Petersburg State University[25].

What awards did Yuri Linnik receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize[27], Order of Lenin[60], Order of the Badge of Honour[64], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[68].

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