# Alexei Abrikosov

_Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist_

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> Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov was a Russian-American theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was the co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, with Vitaly Ginzburg and Anthony James Leggett, for theories about how matter can behave at extremely low temperatures.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 June 1928 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P19))
- **Died:** 29 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P570))
- **Place of death:** Palo Alto ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russia; United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P106))
- **Education:** MSU Faculty of Physics ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P69))
- **Spouse:** Svetlana Bunkova ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P26))
- **Awards:** USSR State Prize; Nobel Prize in Physics; Fritz London Award; Lenin Prize; Landau Gold Medal; honorary doctorate from University of Orléans; Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne; honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I; John Bardeen Prize; Vernadsky medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128#P166))

## Questions

**When was Alexei Abrikosov born?**  
Alexei Abrikosov was born on 25 June 1928 in Moscow.

**Where did Alexei Abrikosov study?**  
Alexei Abrikosov was educated at MSU Faculty of Physics.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Alexei Abrikosov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Abrikosov_(physicist)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q188128](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188128) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: AA Abrikosov ANL1.jpg by AA_Abrikosov_and_VL_Ginzburg_ANL.jpg : ANL.gov derivative work: Materialscientist (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AA_Abrikosov_ANL1.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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