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Lev Pontryagin

Soviet mathematician (1908–1988).

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Lev Pontryagin was a Soviet mathematician. Born on 3 September 1908 in Moscow, Pontryagin died on 3 May 1988 in Moscow at the age of 79.

Notable works include Pontryagin class, Pontryagin surface and Pontryagin duality. Pontryagin studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Honours include Order of the Badge of Honour, Stalin Prize and Order of the Red Banner of Labour, among 12 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 39 languages, Lev Pontryagin is No. 35,242 in the People and Position Index.

Born: 3 September 1908, Moscow
Died: 3 May 1988, Moscow (aged 79)
Country: Soviet Union
Known as: Mathematician, university teacher
Field: Science
Education: Lomonosov Moscow State University
Languages: Russian
Wikipedia editions: 39

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Lived to 79.

3 Sep

Shares a birthday with Mario Draghi and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

730

One of 730 people in the Index born in Moscow, with Alexander Pushkin.

Has a Wikipedia article in 39 languages.

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Honours and works

Awards

Order of the Badge of Honour1940
Stalin Prize1941
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1945
Order of Lenin1953
Lenin Prize1962
Lobachevsky Prize1966
Hero of Socialist Labour1969
USSR State Prize1975
Order of the October Revolution1975
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"