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Vladimir Fortov

Russian physicist and politician (1946–2020)

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russian physicist and politician who served as director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures (1992–2013) and as president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013–2017). His research was in thermal physics, shock waves, plasma physics, and Black matter.²

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

Born Jan 23, 1946, died Nov 29, 2020.¹

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesChair May 29, 2013 to Mar 23, 2017¹³

Early life and education

1962 to 1968Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology aerodynamics³

Career

Occupation: minister, university teacher, politician, physicist.⁷

2013 to 2017President of the Russian Academy of Sciences⁵
2013 to 2017Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences⁶
2007 to 2018Director, Joint Institute for High Temperatures⁵
2002 to 2013Worked at Department of Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes⁴
1996 to 1997Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation⁵
1996 to 2001Vice president, Russian Academy of Sciences⁵
1992 to 2007Director⁵
1986 to 1992Division manager⁵
1971 to 1986Worked at Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Russian Center for Science Information⁴

More of their career (8)

Date not recordedWorked at High Temperature⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Joint Institute for High Temperatures⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Advances in Physical Sciences⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics⁴
Date not recordedEditor-in-chief⁵
Date not recordedHead of laboratory⁵
Date not recordedHead of department⁵

Personal life

BornJan 23, 1946, Noginsk⁸
DiedNov 29, 2020, Moscow⁹
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russia¹⁰

Awards

2021NN Semenov Gold Medal¹¹
2017Demidov Prize¹¹
2013Global Energy Prize¹¹
2013Order of Alexander Nevsky¹¹
2012State Prize of the Russian Federation¹¹
2010Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education¹¹
2006Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹¹
2005George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award^{11 12}
2003Hannes Alfvén Prize¹¹
2003Russian government prize for science and technology¹¹

More awards (24)

2002Max Planck Research Award¹¹
1999Bridgman Award¹¹
1999Russian government prize for science and technology¹¹
1997Russian government prize for science and technology¹¹
1997State Prize of the Russian Federation¹¹
1988USSR State Prize¹¹
1986Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the American Physical Society¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering¹¹
Date not recordedHonoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation¹¹
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"¹¹
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"¹¹
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow 1st class¹¹
Date not recordedRussian Federation Government Certificate of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedRussian Federation's Government Award¹¹
Date not recordedUNESCO Albert Einstein Medal¹¹

Sources

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WikidataVladimir Fortov on Wikidata
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WikipediaVladimir Fortov on Wikipedia
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: Worked at Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: Editor-in-chief, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Fortov: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsVladimir Fortov photo by duma.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0