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Ilya Frank

Soviet physicist

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Ilya Mikhailovich Frank was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Cherenkov and Igor Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. He received the award for his work in explaining the phenomenon of Cherenkov radiation. He received the Stalin prize in 1946 and 1953 and the USSR state prize in 1971.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Saint Petersburg wd
Died
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Place of death
Moscow wd
Citizenship
Soviet Union, Russian Empire wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Academy of Sciences wd

Awards wd

  • State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1946)
  • USSR State Prize
  • Order of Lenin
  • Order of the October Revolution
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Order of the Badge of Honour
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
  • Order of Cyril and Methodius
  • Friendship Order
  • Order of the Polar Star
  • Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
  • honorary doctor of the University of Łódź (1975)

Questions

When was Ilya Frank born?
Ilya Frank was born on 10 October 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Where did Ilya Frank study?
Ilya Frank was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ilya Frank · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q192703 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Ilya Frank.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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