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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| Matvei Bronstein canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Soviet physicist
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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
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Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
USSR Academy of Sciences
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| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName |
Bronštein
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surface form:
Bronstein
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| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ general relativity ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ quantum electrodynamics ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ semiclassical gravity ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Matvey
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surface form:
Matvei
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| hasOccupation | science popularizer ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Korney Chukovsky
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Lidiya Chukovskaya ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | extrajudicial killing ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute
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surface form:
Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute
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| movement |
Soviet school of theoretical physics
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surface form:
Soviet physics school
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| notableIdea |
need for radical revision of spacetime at Planck scale
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pioneering formulation of quantum gravity in weak-field approximation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early quantum theory of gravitational field
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papers on quantization of weak gravitational fields ⓘ popular science books for children ⓘ work on limits of applicability of classical spacetime concepts ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| partOf | early development of quantum gravity ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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Vinnytsia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Leningrad
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| reasonForExecution | political repression in Stalinist USSR ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lidiya Chukovskaya ⓘ |
| victimOf | Great Purge ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leningrad ⓘ |
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