Yevgeny Dyakonov worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Yevgeny Dyakonov as Russian mathematician (1935–2006).
Yevgeny Dyakonov was born at Nevel in 1935. His recorded nationality is Russia. He studied at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and Russian Academy of Sciences.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The recorded fields of work are mathematical physics and mathematics.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
The honours record reads: Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal "Veteran of Labour" and Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow".
That the work was done from Russia matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Yevgeny Dyakonov died in 2006, aged 71. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Held posts at Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Fields: mathematical physics and mathematics
