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Ivan Petrovsky

Russian mathematician (1901-1973) · Russia · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

Ivan Georgiyevich Petrovsky was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas.

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1973Died15 January 19731971Commander of the Legion of HonourAwardOrder of LeninAward1969Hero of Socialist LabourAwardOrder of LeninAward1968Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st ClassAward1965Patriotic Order of MeritAward1964Order of LabourAward1961Order of LeninAward1956Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"Award1952Stalin Prize, 2nd degreeAward1949Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1946State Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1945Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1944Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1901Born5 January 1901

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Commander of the Legion of Honour1971
Order of Lenin1971
Excellent in Education of the USSR1970
Order of Lenin1969
Hero of Socialist Labour1969
Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class1968
Order of Lenin1967
Patriotic Order of Merit1965
Order of Labour1964
Order of Lenin1961
Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"1956
Order of Lenin1953
Stalin Prize, 2nd degree1952
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1949
Medal "For Labour Valour"1946
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree1946
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1945
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1944
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold

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He also worked on the theories of boundary value problems, probability, and on the topology of algebraic curves and surfaces.

Country
Russia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1973 · aged 72

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