Alexander Patashinski

Russian physicist
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Summary

Alexander Patashinski was born on August 8, 1936[1], in Vitebsk[2]. He died on February 22, 2020[3], in Seattle[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and theoretical physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Northwestern University[9]
  • Educated at: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology[10], Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Lev Landau[12]
  • Award received: Landau Gold Medal[13], Fellow of the American Physical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: Alexander Frenkel[16]
  • Given name: Aleksandr[17]
  • Described by source: Professors of NSU. Faculty of Physics. Personal staff[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[20]

Why It Matters

Alexander Patashinski is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Patashinski born?

Alexander Patashinski's place of birth was Vitebsk[2].

Where did Alexander Patashinski die?

Alexander Patashinski died in Seattle[4].

What did Alexander Patashinski do for work?

Alexander Patashinski worked as a physicist[5] and theoretical physicist[6].

Where did Alexander Patashinski go to school?

Alexander Patashinski was educated at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology[10] and Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics[11].

What awards did Alexander Patashinski receive?

Honors received include Landau Gold Medal[13] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[14].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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