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Georgy Flyorov

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Also known as Georgy Nikolayevich Flyorov, G.N.Flyorov, Georgii Nikolayevich Flyorov

Soviet physicist (1913-1990)

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Georgy Flyorov, born Georgy Nikolayevich Flyorov in Rostov-on-Don on 17 February 1913, was a Soviet physicist, chemist, nuclear physicist and inventor. He was educated at the Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and worked in the field of nuclear physics as an employee of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Flyorov was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and his doctoral student was Yuri Oganessian. He received the USSR State Prize, the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, and the title Hero of Socialist Labour. He died in Moscow on 19 November 1990 and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

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Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Georgii Nikolayevich Flyorov was a Soviet physicist.

Known for

  • Väter der tausend Sonnen — Self - Interviewee1990

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Key facts

Born
( 1913-03-02 ) 2 March 1913, Rostov-on-Don , Russian Empire
Died
19 November 1990 (1990-11-19) (aged 77), Moscow , Soviet Union
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Alma mater
Leningrad Polytechnic Institute
Known for
Discovery of spontaneous fission , Soviet atomic bomb project
Awards
Hero of Socialist Labor (1949)
Fields
Physics
Institutions
JINR and LFTI , USSR Academy of Science
Notable students
Yuri Oganessian

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Georgy
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Rostov-on-Don
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
nuclear physicist
Educated at
Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University
Employer
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken
Russian
Field of work
nuclear physics
Image
RUSMARKA-1660.jpg
Residence
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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date of birth
1913-03-02
date of death
1990-11-19
Commons category
Georgy Flyorov
place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
student
Yuri Oganessian
name in native language
Георгий Николаевич Флёров
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Yagbe'u Seyon
member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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Encyclopedic overview

Georgy Nikolayevich Flerov, also spelled Flyorov (Russian: Георгий Николаевич Флёров, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈflʲɵrəf]; 2 March 1913 – 19 November 1990), was a Soviet physicist who is known for his discovery of spontaneous fission and his important contribution towards crystallography and material science, for which, he was honored with many awards. In addition, he is also known for his letter directed to Joseph Stalin, during the midst of World War II, to start a program of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union.

In 2012, element 114 was named flerovium after the research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research bearing his name.

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