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Mikhail Platonov

Soviet mathematician1913 to 1990

Wikidata names Alexander Gelfond as doctoral advisor and names Alexander Gelfond as teacher. Linked to Wikidata and VIAF.

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Alexander Gelfond

Teachers and mentors1

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Alexander Gelfond

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stated by WikidataAlexander Gelfond
2 steps up
stated by WikidataAleksandr Khinchinstated by WikidataVyacheslav Stepanov
3 steps up
stated by WikidataDmitri Egorovstated by WikidataNikolai Luzin
4 steps up
stated by WikidataNikolai Bugaev

Education and career2

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Irkutsk State University
studied
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Irkutsk State University
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician
fields: combinatorics, mathematics
degrees: candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics
awards: Order of the Patriotic War, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "Veteran of Labour"

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q89423552,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Mikhail Platonov: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q89423552},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Mikhail Platonov: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q89423552