Mstislav Keldysh
| Mstislav Keldysh | |
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Sergei Korolev (left), Igor Kurchatov (center) and Mstislav Keldysh (right) in 1956.
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| Born |
10 February 1911 Riga, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 June 1978 (aged 67) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Fields | Mathematics, mechanics |
| Institutions | Steklov Institute of Mathematics |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Mikhail Lavrentyev |
| Doctoral students |
Ivan Kipriyanov Sergey Mergelyan Dmitrii Ochotsimskii |
| Notable awards | Lomonosov Gold Medal (1975) |
Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (Russian: Мстисла́в Все́володович Ке́лдыш; 10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1911 – 24 June 1978) was a Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1946), President of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1961–1975), three times Hero of Socialist Labor (1956, 1961, 1971), fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1968). He was one of the key figures behind Soviet space program. Among scientific circles of USSR Keldysh was known with epithet "the Chief Theoretician" in analogy with epithet "the Chief Designer" used for Sergey Korolyov.
Keldysh was born to a professional family of Russian nobility. His grandfather, Mikhail Fomich Keldysh (1839–1920), was a military physician, who retired with the military rank of a General. Keldysh's grandmother, Natalia Keldysh (née Brusilova), was a cousin of famous general Aleksei Brusilov. Keldysh's maternal grandfather, Alexander Nikolaevich Skvortsov, was a General of Infantry, a hero of the Caucasian War.
Keldysh's father, Vsevolod Mikhailovich Keldysh (1878–1965), was a civil engineer, Major General of the Engineering Service, and a full Professor (since 1918, teaching at the Kuybyshev Military Engineering Academy). He was a Distinguished Engineering Scientist of Soviet Union (Заслуженный деятель науки и техники СССР) since 1944. He was one of the authors of contemporary methods for calculating the strength of reinforced concrete, and a designer of the Moscow Canal and Moscow Metro projects.
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