# Zhores Alferov

_Soviet-Russian physicist (1930–2019)_

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> Zhores Ivanovich Alferov was a Soviet and Russian physicist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. In 2000, Alferov shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of the semiconductor heterojunction for optoelectronics. He also became a politician in his later life, serving in the State Duma as a member of the Communist Party from 1999.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 March 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vitebsk ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P19))
- **Died:** 1 March 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P570))
- **Place of death:** Saint Petersburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Russia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; politician; inventor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P102))
- **Education:** Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University; Belarusian National Technical University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P69))
- **Spouse:** Tamara Darskaya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P26))
- **Positions held:** member of the State Duma (1995–2019) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P39))
- **Awards:** USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Badge of Honour; Nobel Prize in Physics; Stuart Ballantine Medal; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class; SPIE Gold Medal; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; A. S. Popov Gold Medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Order of Alexander Nevsky; Lenin Prize; Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279#P166))

## Questions

**When was Zhores Alferov born?**  
Zhores Alferov was born on 15 March 1930 in Vitebsk.

**What positions has Zhores Alferov held?**  
Positions held by Zhores Alferov include: member of the State Duma (1995–2019).

**Where did Zhores Alferov study?**  
Zhores Alferov was educated at Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University, Belarusian National Technical University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Zhores Alferov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhores_Alferov) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q183279](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183279) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Zhores Alferov April 2016.jpg by Рустем Кадыров (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhores_Alferov_April_2016.jpg)

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