Yuri Oganessian

Russian nuclear physicist
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Yuri Oganessian

Summary

Yuri Oganessian is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rostov-on-Don[2]. He was born on +1933-04-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a nuclear physicist[4] and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,090 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rostov-on-Don[2], Yuri Oganessian…
  • Yuri Oganessian was born on +1933-04-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yuri Oganessian held citizenship in Soviet Union[7].
  • Yuri Oganessian held citizenship in Russia[8].
  • Yuri Oganessian held citizenship in Armenia[9].
  • Yuri Oganessian is identified as part of the Armenians ethnic group[10].
  • Yuri Oganessian's professions included nuclear physicist[4].
  • Yuri Oganessian's professions included physicist[5].
  • Yuri Oganessian's field of work was transuranium element[11].
  • Yuri Oganessian's field of work was nuclear physics[12].
  • Among Yuri Oganessian's employers was Joint Institute for Nuclear Research[13].
  • Yuri Oganessian's doctoral advisor was Georgy Flyorov[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Yuri Oganessian is On-line Separation of Short-lived Tungsten Isotopes from Tantalum, Hafnium and Lutetium by Adsorption on Ion Exchangers from Aqueous Ammonia Solution[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Yuri Oganessian is On-line Separation of Short-lived W from Ta, Hf and Lu by Adsorption on Ion Exchangers from Aqueous Ammonia Solution[16].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the Lise Meitner Prize[17].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the USSR State Prize[18].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the Order of Honour[19].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[20].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the Order of Friendship of Peoples[21].
  • Yuri Oganessian received the Order of the Badge of Honour[22].
  • Yuri Oganessian was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[23].
  • Yuri Oganessian was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR[24].
  • Yuri Oganessian was a member of Polish Academy of Learning[25].
  • Yuri Oganessian was a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[26].
  • Yuri Oganessian was a member of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuri Oganessian's place of birth was Rostov-on-Don[2]. He was born on +1933-04-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Armenians ethnic group[10].

Education

Yuri Oganessian's doctoral advisor was Georgy Flyorov[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doktor Nauk in Psychology[28]. He studied under Georgy Flyorov[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nuclear physicist[4] and physicist[5]. Fields of work include transuranium element[11] and nuclear physics[12], a branch of physics[30]. Yuri Oganessian was employed by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include On-line Separation of Short-lived Tungsten Isotopes from Tantalum, Hafnium and Lutetium by Adsorption on Ion Exchangers from Aqueous Ammonia Solution[15] and On-line Separation of Short-lived W from Ta, Hf and Lu by Adsorption on Ion Exchangers from Aqueous Ammonia Solution[16]. Things named for Yuri Oganessian include oganesson[31], a chemical element[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Lise Meitner Prize[17], an award[33]; USSR State Prize[18], a Soviet state award[34], in Soviet Union[35], founded in 1966[36]; Order of Honour[19], an order[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1994[39]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[20], a socialist order of merit[40], in Soviet Union[41], founded in 1928[42]; Order of Friendship of Peoples[21], an order[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1972[45]; and Order of the Badge of Honour[22], a socialist order of merit[46], in Soviet Union[47], founded in 1935[48].

Personal Life

Yuri Oganessian was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[49].

Why It Matters

Yuri Oganessian ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,090 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

He is credited with the discovery of tennessine[52], a chemical element[53]; seaborgium[54], a chemical element[55]; and bohrium[56], a chemical element[57]. Entities named for him include oganesson[31], a chemical element[32].

FAQs

Where was Yuri Oganessian born?

Yuri Oganessian was born in Rostov-on-Don[2].

What did Yuri Oganessian do for work?

Yuri Oganessian worked as nuclear physicist[4] and physicist[5].

What awards did Yuri Oganessian receive?

Honors received include Lise Meitner Prize[17], USSR State Prize[18], Order of Honour[19], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[20].

What did Yuri Oganessian discover?

Yuri Oganessian is credited as discoverer of tennessine[52], seaborgium[54], and bohrium[56].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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