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Viktor Glushkov

Soviet computer scientist (1923–1982)

Victor Mikhailovich Glushkov (Russian: Виктор Миха́йлович Глушко́в; August 24, 1923 – January 30, 1982) was a Soviet computer scientist. He is considered to be the founding father of information technology in the Soviet Union and one of the founding fathers of Soviet cybernetics.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Viktor Glushkov (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 24, 1923, died Jan 30, 1982.¹

Companies

National Academy of Sciences of UkraineVice president 1962 to now¹⁵

Early life and education

1948Southern Federal University³
Date not recordedRostov State University³
Date not recordedUral State University³
Date not recordedLomonosov Moscow State University³
Since 1944Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University³

Career

Occupation: politician, engineer, university teacher, computer scientist, mathematician.⁷

Since 1962Director, Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics⁴
Since 1962Vice president, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine⁴
Since 1958Head of laboratory, NASU Institute of Electrodynamics⁴
Date not recordedHead of laboratory, Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Ural State Forest Engineering University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv⁴
Date not recordedFounded Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum⁵
Date not recordedDeputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁶

Personal life

BornAug 24, 1923, Rostov-on-Don⁸
DiedJan 30, 1982, Central Clinical Hospital⁹
CitizenshipSoviet Union¹⁰
ResidenceYekaterinburg, Shakhty, Kyiv¹¹

Awards

1996Computer Pioneer Award^{12 13}
1977USSR State Prize¹²
1964Lenin Prize¹²
Date not recordedA.N. Krylov Prize¹²
Date not recordedBanner of Labor¹²
Date not recordedCouncil of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize¹²
Date not recordedHero of Socialist Labour¹²
Date not recordedHonoured worker in science and technology of the Ukrainian SSR¹²
Date not recordedLebedev Prize¹²
Date not recordedM. M. Krylov Prize of the NAS of Ukraine¹²

More awards (4)

Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the October Revolution¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1st class¹²
Date not recordedState Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology¹²

Sources

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WikidataViktor Glushkov on Wikidata
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WikipediaViktor Glushkov on Wikipedia
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: Head of laboratory, Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: Founded Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataViktor Glushkov: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Vice president
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Wikimedia CommonsViktor Glushkov photo by althistory.fandom.com, CC BY-SA 4.0