Valentina Borok

Ukrainian mathematician (1931–2004)
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Valentina Borok

Summary

Valentina Borok is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Kharkiv[2]. She was born on July 9, 1931[3]. She passed away in Haifa[4]. She died on February 4, 2004[5]. She worked as a mathematician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Valentina Borok was born in Kharkiv[2].
  • Valentina Borok died in Haifa[4].
  • Valentina Borok was born on July 9, 1931[3].
  • Valentina Borok died on February 4, 2004[5].
  • Among Valentina Borok's spouses was Yakov Zhitomirsky[8].
  • A child of Valentina Borok was Svetlana Jitomirskaya[9].
  • A child of Valentina Borok was Mikhail Zhitomirsky[10].
  • Valentina Borok held citizenship in Ukraine[11].
  • Valentina Borok held citizenship in Soviet Union[12].
  • Valentina Borok worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Valentina Borok's field of work was mathematical analysis[13].
  • Valentina Borok's field of work was partial differential equation[14].
  • Valentina Borok was employed by National University of Kharkiv[15].
  • Valentina Borok was educated at Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[16].
  • Valentina Borok was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[17].
  • Valentina Borok's doctoral advisor was Georgiy Shilov[18].
  • Valentina Borok is recorded as female[19].
  • Valentina Borok's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Grigorii Aristidovich Derfel as a doctoral student[21].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Inna Isaakovna Antupko as a doctoral student[22].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Sergei Nikolaevich Bolkovoi as a doctoral student[23].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Grygorii Serdiuk as a doctoral student[24].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Evgenii (Eugene) Samuilovich Viglin as a doctoral student[25].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Vladimir Semenovich Ruzhii as a doctoral student[26].
  • Valentina Borok supervised Yurii Viktorovich Kirichenko as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Valentina Borok was born in Kharkiv[2]. She was born on July 9, 1931[3].

Education

Educated at Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[16], a faculty[28], in Ukraine[29], founded in 1940[30] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[17], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1755[33], headquartered in Moscow[34]. Valentina Borok's doctoral advisor was Georgiy Shilov[18]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Valentina Borok worked as a mathematician[6]. Fields of work include mathematical analysis[13], an academic discipline[36] and partial differential equation[14]. She was employed by National University of Kharkiv[15]. Doctoral students include Grigorii Aristidovich Derfel[21], Inna Isaakovna Antupko[22], Sergei Nikolaevich Bolkovoi[23], Grygorii Serdiuk[24], Evgenii (Eugene) Samuilovich Viglin[25], and Vladimir Semenovich Ruzhii[26].

Personal Life

Valentina Borok was married to Yakov Zhitomirsky[8]. Children include Svetlana Jitomirskaya[9], a mathematician[37], b. 1966[38], of Soviet Union[39], awarded the Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics[40], specialised in dynamical system[41] and Mikhail Zhitomirsky[10], a mathematician[42], b. 1958[43], of Israel[44].

Death and Burial

Valentina Borok died on February 4, 2004[5]. She died in Haifa[4].

Why It Matters

Valentina Borok ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Valentina Borok born?

Valentina Borok was born in Kharkiv[2].

Where did Valentina Borok die?

Valentina Borok died in Haifa[4].

Who was Valentina Borok married to?

Valentina Borok's spouses include Yakov Zhitomirsky[8].

What did Valentina Borok do for work?

Valentina Borok worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Valentina Borok go to school?

Valentina Borok was educated at Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[16] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Kharkiv
    Educated at → Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Lomonosov Moscow State University
    Doctoral student → Grigorii Aristidovich Derfel, Inna Isaakovna Antupko, Sergei Nikolaevich Bolkovoi +13
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