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Vitalii Ditkin

1910 – 1987

Russian mathematician

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Lived 1910 – 1987 (aged 77). Vitalii Ditkin was a Russian mathematician.

Vitalii Arsenievich Ditkin (2 May 1910, Bogorodsk (now Noginsk), Russia – 17 October 1987, Moscow) was a Soviet mathematician who introduced Ditkin sets.

Biography Studied at the Moscow State University in 1932–1935; in 1938 got PhD degree (advisor – Abraham Plessner). From 1943 to 1948 he was with the Steklov Institute of Mathematics; from 1948 to 1955, with the Lebedev Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering. In 1949, got the Doctor of Sciences degree. In 1955, he became a deputy director of newly formed Computing Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He remained with the Computing Centre till his death.

In 1978 was awarded the USSR State Prize in sciences.

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Important facts

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Occupation
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Education
MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Employers
Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre
Awards
Order of the Badge of Honour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; USSR State Prize
Also known as
Vitali Ditkin, Vitaly Ditkin, Vitalii Arsenievich Ditkin

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Vitalii Ditkin?

Russian mathematician

When was Vitalii Ditkin born?

Vitalii Ditkin was born on 2 May 1910 in Noginsk.

When did Vitalii Ditkin die?

Vitalii Ditkin died on 16 October 1987 in Moscow.

What was Vitalii Ditkin's occupation?

Vitalii Ditkin was a mathematician.

What nationality was Vitalii Ditkin?

Vitalii Ditkin was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vitalii Ditkin

· Wikidata: Q11163334

· DBpedia: Vitalii Ditkin

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