Nikolay Semyonov

Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986)
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Nikolay Semyonov
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Summary

Nikolay Semyonov was born on April 3, 1896[1], in Saratov[2]. He died on September 25, 1986[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], professor[7], and politician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[10]
  • Spouse: Maria Liverovskaya[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[12], Soviet Union[13]
  • Field of work: chemical physics[14]
  • Position held: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[15]
  • Employer: Tomsk State University[16], Tomsk Polytechnic University[17], Ioffe Institute[18], Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics[19], Lomonosov Moscow State University[20], Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology[21], Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University[22], Znanie[23], Russian Academy of Sciences[24]
  • Educated at: Imperial St. Petersburg University[25], Samara Real School[26]
  • Award received: Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[27], Order of Lenin[28], Hero of Socialist Labour[29], Order of the October Revolution[30], Nobel Prize in Chemistry[31], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[32], Lomonosov Gold Medal[33], Lenin Prize[34], Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"[35], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[36]
  • Member of: Royal Society[37], German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[38], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[39], French Academy of Sciences[40], National Academy of Sciences[41], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[42], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[43], New York Academy of Sciences[44], Romanian Academy[45], Bulgarian Academy of Sciences[46], Polish Academy of Sciences[47]
  • Sex or gender: male[48]
  • Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union[49]
  • Doctoral student: Dmitrii Knorre[50], Aram Nalbandyan[51], Nikolay Yenikolopov[52], Vitalii Goldanskii[53]
  • Commons category: Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov[54]
  • Residence: Saint Petersburg[55], Tomsk[56], Moscow[57]

Why It Matters

Nikolay Semyonov has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

His notable doctoral advisees include Vladimir Fortov[60], a physicist[61], 1946–2020[62], of Soviet Union[63], awarded the USSR State Prize[64], specialised in chemical physics[65]; David Frank-Kamenetsky[66]; Nikolay Emanuel[67]; Nikolay Yenikolopov[68]; Vitalii Goldanskii[69]; and Aram Nalbandyan[70].

FAQs

Where was Nikolay Semyonov born?

Nikolay Semyonov's place of birth was Saratov[2].

Where did Nikolay Semyonov die?

Nikolay Semyonov passed away in Moscow[4].

Who was Nikolay Semyonov married to?

Nikolay Semyonov's spouses include Maria Liverovskaya[11].

What did Nikolay Semyonov do for work?

Nikolay Semyonov worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], professor[7], and politician[8].

Where did Nikolay Semyonov go to school?

Nikolay Semyonov was educated at Imperial St. Petersburg University[25] and Samara Real School[26].

What awards did Nikolay Semyonov receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree[27], Order of Lenin[28], Hero of Socialist Labour[29], and Order of the October Revolution[30].

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  55. [1] ↑ . chemie.de. Retrieved . chemie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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