Zhores Alferov

Summary

Zhores Alferov is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Vitebsk^[2]. He died in Saint Petersburg^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], politician^[5], and inventor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Zhores Alferov's place of birth was Vitebsk^[2].
• Zhores Alferov passed away in Saint Petersburg^[3].
• Zhores Alferov is buried at Cemetery in Komarovo^[8].
• Among Zhores Alferov's spouses was Tamara Darskaya^[9].
• Zhores Alferov held citizenship in Soviet Union^[10].
• Zhores Alferov held citizenship in Russia^[11].
• Zhores Alferov worked as a physicist^[4].
• Zhores Alferov worked as a politician^[5].
• Zhores Alferov's professions included inventor^[6].
• Zhores Alferov's field of work was semiconductor physics^[12].
• Zhores Alferov's field of work was physics^[13].
• Zhores Alferov's field of work was semiconductor^[14].
• Zhores Alferov's field of work was politics^[15].
• Zhores Alferov held the position of member of the State Duma^[16].
• Zhores Alferov was employed by Russian Academy of Sciences^[17].
• Zhores Alferov was employed by Alferov Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences^[18].
• Zhores Alferov was educated at Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University^[19].
• Zhores Alferov's education included a stint at Belarusian National Technical University^[20].
• Zhores Alferov received the USSR State Prize^[21].
• Zhores Alferov received the Order of Lenin^[22].
• Zhores Alferov received the Order of the October Revolution^[23].
• Zhores Alferov received the Order of the Badge of Honour^[24].
• Zhores Alferov received the Nobel Prize in Physics^[25].
• Zhores Alferov received the Stuart Ballantine Medal^[26].
• Zhores Alferov was a member of Leibniz Society of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Zhores Alferov was born in Vitebsk^[2].

Education

Educated at Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University^[19], a university^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1886^[30], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[31] and Belarusian National Technical University^[20], a university^[32], in Belarus^[33], founded in 1920^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], politician^[5], and inventor^[6]. Fields of work include semiconductor physics^[12], a branch of physics^[35]; physics^[13], a branch of science^[36]; semiconductor^[14]; and politics^[15], an academic discipline^[37]. Employers include Russian Academy of Sciences^[17], an academy of sciences^[38], in Russia^[39], founded in 1724^[40], headquartered in Moscow^[41] and Alferov Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences^[18], a national research university^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 1997^[44]. Zhores Alferov held the position of member of the State Duma^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize^[21], a Soviet state award^[45], in Soviet Union^[46], founded in 1966^[47]; Order of Lenin^[22], an order^[48], in Soviet Union^[49], founded in 1930^[50]; Order of the October Revolution^[23], an order^[51], in Soviet Union^[52], founded in 1967^[53]; Order of the Badge of Honour^[24], a socialist order of merit^[54], in Soviet Union^[55], founded in 1935^[56]; Nobel Prize in Physics^[25], a physics award^[57], in Sweden^[58], founded in 1901^[59]; and Stuart Ballantine Medal^[26], a medallion^[60].

Personal Life

Among Zhores Alferov's spouses was Tamara Darskaya^[9]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[61]. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union^[62].

Death and Burial

Zhores Alferov passed away in Saint Petersburg^[3]. Burial took place at Cemetery in Komarovo^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zhores Alferov include Alferov Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences^[63], a national research university^[64], in Russia^[65], founded in 1997^[66] and 3884 Alferov^[67], an asteroid^[68].

Why It Matters

Zhores Alferov ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for him include Alferov Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences^[63], a national research university^[64], in Russia^[65], founded in 1997^[66] and 3884 Alferov^[67], an asteroid^[68].

FAQs

Where was Zhores Alferov born?

Zhores Alferov was born in Vitebsk^[2].

Where did Zhores Alferov die?

Zhores Alferov passed away in Saint Petersburg^[3].

Who was Zhores Alferov married to?

Zhores Alferov's spouses include Tamara Darskaya^[9].

What did Zhores Alferov do for work?

Zhores Alferov worked as physicist^[4], politician^[5], and inventor^[6].

Where did Zhores Alferov go to school?

Zhores Alferov was educated at Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University^[19] and Belarusian National Technical University^[20].

What awards did Zhores Alferov receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize^[21], Order of Lenin^[22], Order of the October Revolution^[23], and Order of the Badge of Honour^[24].