Pavel Florensky
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Summary
Pavel Florensky was born on January 9, 1882[1], in Yevlakh[2]. He died on December 8, 1937[3], in Leningrad Oblast[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], inventor[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,444 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Levashovo Memorial Cemetery[11]
- Father: Alexander Ivanovich Florensky[12]
- Child: Kirill Florensky[13], Vasiliy Florensky[14]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[15], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[16], Soviet Union[17]
- Native language: Russian[18]
- Occupation: engineer[19], writer[20], poet[21], Eastern Orthodox priest[22], theologian[23], linguist[24], art historian[25]
- Field of work: philosophy[26]
- Position held: professor[27]
- Employer: Slavic Greek Latin Academy[28]
- Educated at: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[29]
- Notable work: The Pillar and Ground of the Truth: An Essay in Orthodox Theodicy in Twelve Letters[30]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodox Church[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Commons category: Pavel Florensky[33]
- Academic degree: Master of Theology[34]
- Family name: Florensky[35]
- Given name: Pavel[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pavel Florensky[37]
- Commons gallery: Pavel Florensky[38]
- Student of: Nikolai Bugaev[39]
- Manner of death: capital punishment[40]
- Described by source: Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius[41], Faces of Moscow[42]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[43]
- Commons Creator page: Pavel Florensky[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Pavel Florensky include 3518 Florena[45], an asteroid[46].
Why It Matters
Pavel Florensky has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
He has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Losev[49], a classical philologist[50], 1893–1988[51], of Russian Empire[52], awarded the USSR State Prize[53], specialised in philosophy[54].
Entities named for him include 3518 Florena[45], an asteroid[46].
FAQs
Where was Pavel Florensky born?
Pavel Florensky was born in Yevlakh[2].
Where did Pavel Florensky die?
Pavel Florensky died in Leningrad Oblast[4].
Who were Pavel Florensky's parents?
Pavel Florensky's father was Alexander Ivanovich Florensky[12].
What did Pavel Florensky do for work?
Pavel Florensky worked as a mathematician[5], inventor[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Pavel Florensky go to school?
Pavel Florensky was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University[29].
Who did Pavel Florensky influence?
Pavel Florensky has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Losev[49].