Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
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Nikoloz Muskhelishvili was a notable Georgian
and Soviet
mathematician
, one of the founders and first President (1941-1972) of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences (now Georgian Academy of Sciences
) (then ), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1934), Professor (1922). He is often referred by the Russian version of his name, Nikolai Ivanovich Muskhelisvili (Николай Иванович Мусхелишвили).
In 1914 he graduated from the St. Petersburg University (Russia
). In 1917-1920 Muskhelishvili was Assistant Professor of this University, in 1920-1922 - Associate Professor of the Tbilisi State University
(TSU), in 1922-1976 - a Professor of TSU, in 1941-1972 - first President of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences, in 1972-1976 - Honorary President of GAS.
In 1939 Muskhelishvili was elected as Academician
(Full Member) of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (now the Russian Academy of Science). Since 1956 he was a member of the International Committee of Congreses on Applied Mechanics, since 1960 a member of the Bureau of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
. In 1969 he received the International Prize "Modesto Panetti" of the Turin Academy of Sciences (Italy
), in 1970 the Jan Jessenius Gold Medal of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
, in 1972 - a Lomonosov Gold Medal
.
Muskhelishvili was author of outstanding scientific works in the fields of singular integral equation
s, mathematical physics
, theory of elasticity, etc.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
mathematician
Mathematician
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, one of the founders and first President (1941-1972) of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences (now Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences
The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...
) (then ), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1934), Professor (1922). He is often referred by the Russian version of his name, Nikolai Ivanovich Muskhelisvili (Николай Иванович Мусхелишвили).
In 1914 he graduated from the St. Petersburg University (Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
). In 1917-1920 Muskhelishvili was Assistant Professor of this University, in 1920-1922 - Associate Professor of the Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
(TSU), in 1922-1976 - a Professor of TSU, in 1941-1972 - first President of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences, in 1972-1976 - Honorary President of GAS.
In 1939 Muskhelishvili was elected as Academician
Academician
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(Full Member) of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (now the Russian Academy of Science). Since 1956 he was a member of the International Committee of Congreses on Applied Mechanics, since 1960 a member of the Bureau of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics is believed to have been founded when Aachen professor Theodore von Kármán held a conference in Innsbruck in September of 1922. The purpose of the 1922 conference was to discuss questions of hydrodynamics and aerodynamics. The...
. In 1969 he received the International Prize "Modesto Panetti" of the Turin Academy of Sciences (Italy
Italy
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), in 1970 the Jan Jessenius Gold Medal of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Slovak Academy of Sciences SAV is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research...
, in 1972 - a Lomonosov Gold Medal
Lomonosov Gold Medal
The Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences . Two medals are awarded...
.
Muskhelishvili was author of outstanding scientific works in the fields of singular integral equation
Singular integral
In mathematics, singular integrals are central to harmonic analysis and are intimately connected with the study of partial differential equations. Broadly speaking a singular integral is an integral operator...
s, mathematical physics
Mathematical physics
Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...
, theory of elasticity, etc.
Some of main works of Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
- "Some basic problems of the mathematical theory of elasticity", Groningen, P. Noordhoff, 1953, (a monograph)
- "Singular integral equations", Moscow, 1946 (a monograph)
- "Einige Grundaufgaben zur mathematischen Elastizitätstheorie", Leipzig, 1971 (a monograph, in German)