Ilia Vekua
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Summary
Ilia Vekua was born on April 23, 1907[1], in Shesheleti[2]. He died on December 2, 1977[3], in Tbilisi[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and politician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: May 6, 1907[9]
- Place of burial: Mtatsminda Pantheon[10]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[11], Democratic Republic of Georgia[12], Soviet Union[13]
- Field of work: mathematical physics[14], integral equation[15], theory of differential equations[16], mathematics[17], partial differential equation[18], mechanics[19]
- Position held: rector[20], chairperson[21], member of parliament[22]
- Employer: Steklov Institute of Mathematics[23], Georgian National Academy of Sciences[24], Tbilisi State University[25], Tbilisi Observatory[26], Lomonosov Moscow State University[27], Novosibirsk State University[28]
- Educated at: Tbilisi State University[29]
- Doctoral advisor: Aleksey Krylov[30]
- Student: Mark Vishik[31]
- Award received: USSR State Prize[32], Hero of Socialist Labour[33], Order of the Badge of Honour[34], Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"[35], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[36], Lenin Prize[37], Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[38], honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg[39], Order of Lenin[40], Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[41]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[42], Russian Academy of Sciences[43], German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[44], Georgian National Academy of Sciences[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union[47]
- Doctoral student: Mark Vishik[48], Ivan Daniluck[49], Bogdan Bojarski[50], Abduhamid Juraev[51], Nazaret Tovmasyan[52], George Jaiani[53]
- Commons category: Ilia Vekua[54]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[55]
- Family name: Vekua[56]
- Given name: Ilia[57], Ilya[58]
- Work location: Soviet Union[59]
- Described at URL: http://www.mi.ras.ru/index.php?c=inmemoriapage&id=23473&l=1[60]
- Academic thesis: Распространение упругих колебаний в бесконечном слое[61]
- Student of: Nikoloz Muskhelishvili[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ilia Vekua include Ilia Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics[63], a research institute[64], in Georgia[65], founded in 1968[66].
Why It Matters
Ilia Vekua has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for him include Ilia Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics[63], a research institute[64], in Georgia[65], founded in 1968[66].
His notable doctoral advisees include Mark Vishik[69], a mathematician[70], 1921–2012[71], of Soviet Union[72], specialised in theory of differential equations[73].
FAQs
Where was Ilia Vekua born?
Ilia Vekua was born in Shesheleti[2].
Where did Ilia Vekua die?
Ilia Vekua passed away in Tbilisi[4].
What did Ilia Vekua do for work?
Ilia Vekua worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and politician[7].
Where did Ilia Vekua go to school?
Ilia Vekua was educated at Tbilisi State University[29].
What awards did Ilia Vekua receive?
Honors received include USSR State Prize[32], Hero of Socialist Labour[33], Order of the Badge of Honour[34], and Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"[35].