Yuri Linnik

Summary

Yuri Linnik is a human^[1]. He was born in Bila Tserkva^[2]. He was born on +1915-01-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Saint Petersburg^[4]. He died on +1972-06-30T00:00:00Z^[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 (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Bila Tserkva^[2], Yuri Linnik…
• Yuri Linnik passed away in Saint Petersburg^[4].
• Yuri Linnik was born on +1915-01-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yuri Linnik was born on +1915-01-08T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Yuri Linnik died on +1972-06-30T00:00:00Z^[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 Soviet Union^[16].
• Yuri Linnik's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Yuri Linnik worked as a statistician^[7].
• Yuri Linnik's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Yuri Linnik's field of work was number theory^[17].
• Yuri Linnik's field of work was mathematical statistics^[18].
• Yuri Linnik's field of work was probability theory^[19].
• Yuri Linnik held the position of chairperson^[20].
• Among Yuri Linnik's employers was St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Yuri Linnik was employed by Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University^[22].
• Yuri Linnik's education included a stint at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University^[23].
• Yuri Linnik's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State University^[24].
• Yuri Linnik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Tartakovski^[25].
• Yuri Linnik received the Stalin Prize^[26].
• Yuri Linnik received the Order of Lenin^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuri Linnik was born in Bila Tserkva^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1915-01-21T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1915-01-08T00:00:00Z^[10]. His father was Vladimir Linnik^[12].

Education

Educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University^[23], a faculty^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1931^[30] and Saint Petersburg State University^[24], a public university^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1724^[33], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[34]. Yuri Linnik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Tartakovski^[25]. 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^[17], a branch of mathematics^[36]; mathematical statistics^[18], a branch of mathematics^[37]; and probability theory^[19], a branch of mathematics^[38]. Employers include St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences^[21], an organization^[39], in Russia^[40], founded in 1940^[41] and Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University^[22], a faculty^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 1931^[44]. Yuri Linnik held the position of chairperson^[20]. 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^[26], a Soviet state award^[57], in Soviet Union^[58], founded in 1941^[59]; Order of Lenin^[27], an order^[60], in Soviet Union^[61], founded in 1930^[62]; Order of the Badge of Honour^[63], a socialist order of merit^[64], in Soviet Union^[65], founded in 1935^[66]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[67], a socialist order of merit^[68], in Soviet Union^[69], founded in 1928^[70]; Lenin Prize^[71], a Soviet state award^[72], in Soviet Union^[73], founded in 1925^[74]; and Hero of Socialist Labour^[75], a title of honor^[76], in Soviet Union^[77], founded in 1938^[78].

Death and Burial

Yuri Linnik died on +1972-06-30T00:00:00Z^[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^[79], a theorem^[80].

Why It Matters

Yuri Linnik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for him include Linnik's theorem^[79], a theorem^[80].

His notable doctoral advisees include Alfréd Rényi^[83], a mathematician^[84], 1921–1970^[85], of Hungary^[86], awarded the Kossuth Prize^[87], specialised in probability theory^[88]; Jonas Kubilius^[89], a mathematician^[90], 1921–2011^[91], of Soviet Union^[92], awarded the Order of Lenin^[93], specialised in probability theory^[94]; Ildar Ibragimov^[95], a mathematician^[96], b. 1932^[97], of Soviet Union^[98], awarded the Lenin Prize^[99], specialised in probability theory^[100]; Anatoli N. Andrianov^[101], a mathematician^[102], 1936–2020^[103], of Soviet Union^[104]; and Vladimir Sprindzuk^[105], a mathematician^[106], 1936–1987^[107], of Soviet Union^[108], specialised in number theory^[109].

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^[23] and Saint Petersburg State University^[24].

What awards did Yuri Linnik receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize^[26], Order of Lenin^[27], Order of the Badge of Honour^[63], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[67].