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Nikolai Bogolyubov

1909-08-08 – 1992-02-13

Н. Н. Боголюбов, 1930 годCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Nikolay Nikolayevich Bogolyubov (21 August 1909 – 13 February 1992) was a Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist known for his significant contributions to quantum field theory, classical and quantum statistical mechanics, and the theory of dynamical systems; he was the recipient of the 1992 Dirac Medal for his works and studies.

Occupation & Career

mathematician, theoretical physicist, inventor, non-fiction writer, politician, physicist, university teacher

Education

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Faith & Community

Eastern Orthodoxy

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Stalin Prize; USSR State Prize; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Helmholtz Medal; Max Planck Medal; Honored Scientist of Ukraine; Lenin Prize; Order of Lenin; "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal; Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class; Mikhail Lomonosov Award; Lyapunov Prize; Franklin Medal; Karpinsky Award; Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics; ICTP Dirac Medal; Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Order of the National Flag; Grand Star of People's Friendship; honorary doctor of Comenius University; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree; Stalin Prize, 2nd degree; Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Order of the National Flag, 1st class; Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov method; BBGKY hierarchy; Krylov–Bogoliubov averaging method; Krylov–Bogolyubov theorem

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal · Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland · Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics · Franklin Medal · Grand Star of People's Friendship · Helmholtz Medal · Hero of Socialist Labour · honorary doctor of Comenius University · Honored Scientist of Ukraine · ICTP Dirac Medal · Karpinsky Award · Lenin Prize · Lomonosov Gold Medal · Lyapunov Prize · Max Planck Medal · Mikhail Lomonosov Award · Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class · Order of Lenin · Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the National Flag · Order of the National Flag, 1st class · Order of the October Revolution · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Stalin Prize · Stalin Prize, 2nd degree · State Stalin Prize, 1st degree · USSR State Prize

Church

Eastern Orthodoxy

Employer

Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics · Joint Institute for Nuclear Research · Lomonosov Moscow State University · Steklov Institute of Mathematics · Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Organizations & Memberships

Academy of Sciences of the USSR · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences · German Academy of Sciences at Berlin · Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities · Hungarian Academy of Sciences · Indian National Science Academy · Mongolian Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine · Polish Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences