Mstislav Keldysh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mstislav Keldysh

Soviet mathematician and physicist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1911

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 24-Jun-1978

Profession: engineer, politician, physicist, mathematician, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (Russian: ???????´? ???´????????? ??´????; 10 February [O.S.
28 January] 1911 – 24 June 1978) was a Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1946), President of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1961–1975), three times Hero of Socialist Labor (1956, 1961, 1971), fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1968).
He was one of the key figures behind Soviet space program.
Among scientific circles of USSR Keldysh was known with epithet "the Chief Theoretician" in analogy with epithet "the Chief Designer" used for Sergey Korolyov.