Vladimir Turaev

Russian mathematician
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Summary

Vladimir Turaev was born on October 17, 1954[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Russia[6]
  • Field of work: low-dimensional topology[7], topological quantum field theory[8]
  • Employer: IRMA[9], Indiana University[10]
  • Educated at: Steklov Institute of Mathematics[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Oleg Viro[12]
  • Award received: Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize[13], CNRS silver medal[14], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: Alexis Virelizier[18], Simon A. King[19], Marco Zunino[20], Elvire Scheibling[21], Florian Deloup[22], Emmanuel Wagner[23]
  • Given name: Vladimir[24]
  • Described at URL: https://comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org/2706[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[26]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[27]

Why It Matters

Vladimir Turaev has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Vladimir Turaev born?

Vladimir Turaev's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

What did Vladimir Turaev do for work?

Vladimir Turaev worked as a mathematician[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Vladimir Turaev go to school?

Vladimir Turaev was educated at Steklov Institute of Mathematics[11].

What awards did Vladimir Turaev receive?

Honors received include Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize[13], CNRS silver medal[14], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . cnrs.fr. cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cnrs.fr. cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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