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Witali Lasarewitsch Ginsburg
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Memorial Page for Witali Lasarewitsch Ginsburg

Sep 21, 1916 – Nov 8, 2009(93 years)Died in:Moscow, Russia

Russian physicist

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Biography

Nationality

Soviet Union

Burial Place

Novodevichy Cemetery

Occupation(6)

physicistastrophysicistinventoruniversity teacherscientisttheoretical physicist

Awards(7)

UNESCO Niels Bohr MedalNobel Prize in PhysicsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st classOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyLomonosov Gold MedalWolf Prize in Physics

Spouse(2)

Olga Zamsha GinzburgNina Yermakova Ginzburg

Education(2)

MSU Faculty of PhysicsLomonosov Moscow State University

Vitaly Ginzburg (* September 21, 1916 in Moscow; † November 8, 2009 in Moscow) was a russian physicist. He was 93 years old. He was married to Olga Zamsha Ginzburg and Nina Yermakova Ginzburg. His education included MSU Faculty of Physics and Lomonosov Moscow State University. His faith was atheism. He received 7 awards, including UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal, Nobel Prize in Physics. His cause of death was heart failure. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

Life Events

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Born in Moscow, Russia

1916

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1991

Lomonosov Gold Medal

1995

Wolf Prize in Physics

1995

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class

1996

UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal

1998

Nobel Prize in Physics

2003

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class

2006

Died in Moscow, Russia (heart failure)

2009

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Witali Lasarewitsch Ginsburg. Forever remembered.