Matvei Bronstein

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Matvei Bronstein was a Soviet theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum gravity and for being one of the early victims of Stalin’s Great Purge.

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instanceOf Soviet physicist
human
theoretical physicist
causeOfDeath execution by shooting
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1906-12-02
dateOfDeath 1938-02-18
educatedAt Leningrad State University
employer Leningrad State University
Soviet Academy of Sciences
surface form: USSR Academy of Sciences
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Bronštein
surface form: Bronstein
fieldOfWork astrophysics
cosmology
general relativity
nuclear physics
quantum electrodynamics
quantum gravity
semiclassical gravity
solid-state physics
givenName Matvey
surface form: Matvei
hasOccupation science popularizer
hasRelative Korney Chukovsky
Lidiya Chukovskaya
honouredIn Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
mannerOfDeath extrajudicial killing
memberOf Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute
surface form: Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute
movement Soviet school of theoretical physics
surface form: Soviet physics school
notableIdea need for radical revision of spacetime at Planck scale
pioneering formulation of quantum gravity in weak-field approximation
notableWork early quantum theory of gravitational field
papers on quantization of weak gravitational fields
popular science books for children
work on limits of applicability of classical spacetime concepts
occupation physicist
theoretical physicist
partOf early development of quantum gravity
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
Vinnytsia
placeOfDeath Leningrad
Soviet Union
reasonForExecution political repression in Stalinist USSR
sexOrGender male
spouse Lidiya Chukovskaya
victimOf Great Purge
workLocation Leningrad

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