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Aleksandr Popov

Alexander Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.

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science · Russian physicist (1859–1906) · physicist · inventor · engineer · pedagogue · also Aleksandr Popov, Aleksandr Popov (physicist), Alexander Popov, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov, Popov

Born 4 March 1859 · Died 31 December 1905 · Q191799

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2026· 1 entry

Jan 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

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Indiatimes: Aleksandr Popov and Darya Popova combined net worth: Olympic legacy, medals, endorsements, and investments

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Jan 1, 2012Documented record79% confidence

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Published “Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC” in Physics Letters B — cited 6,664 times.

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2008· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2008Documented record79% confidence

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Published “Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*” in Allergy — cited 3,619 times.

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2003· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2003Documented record79% confidence

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Published “TM4: A Free, Open-Source System for Microarray Data Management and Analysis” in BioTechniques — cited 3,859 times.

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1995· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1995Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Makarovskaya St., there is a memorial plaque on the house states (1995).

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Jun 15, 1995Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Sovetskaya St., at the house 43 a memorial plaque states (1995).

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1984· 1 entry

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The USSR State Bank issued a jubilee coin with a face value of 1 ruble dedicated to A

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1974· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1974Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Ammerman St., on the house 31 a plaque (1974).

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1962· 1 entry

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Concluded that Popov did not use radio waves for actual wireless communication before mid-1896

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1959· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1959Documented record76% confidence

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Won: Monument to A. S. Popov, Saint Petersburg, sculptors with Monument to A. S. Popov, Krasnoturinsk (1959).

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1947· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1947Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Saint Petersburg, V.I., Szedovskaya line, on house 31/22, a plaque (1947).

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1945· 7 entries

Jun 15, 1945Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Uritsky St., on the house 35 a plaque (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Saint Petersburg, Professor Popov Str., On the house 3 there is a plaque (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Makarovskaya St., there is a memorial plaque on the house (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record76% confidence

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Won: Golovin G.I. ("The life of wonderful people" Series, No. 141) (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record76% confidence

Aleksandr Popov

Won: In Kronstadt, 1 Makarovskaya St., a gazebo in the courtyard, memorial plaque (1945).

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1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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The Central Museum of Communications was named after A

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1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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On the 50th anniversary of Popov's experiment the old Soviet Union made 7 May a new holiday, Radio Day, the day they claim Popov invented radio

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1925· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1925Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Saint Petersburg, Professor Popov Str., On the house 3 there is a plaque (1925).

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1905· 5 entries

Dec 31, 1905Documented record86% confidence

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Died 1905-12-31.

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Jun 15, 1905Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Saint Petersburg, Professor Popov Str., On the house 3 there is a plaque (1905).

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1905Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was elected director of the institute

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1905Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Radio inventor Professor Alexander Stepanovich Popov was the first elected director of this institute" 1947

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1905Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Became seriously ill and died of a brain hemorrhage on 13 January 1906

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1902· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1902Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Saint Petersburg, V.I., Szedovskaya line, on house 31/22, a plaque (1901–1902).

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1901· 4 entries

Jun 15, 1901Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Makarovskaya St., there is a memorial plaque on the house states (1890–1901).

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Jun 15, 1901Documented record76% confidence

Aleksandr Popov

Won: In Kronstadt, Makarovskaya St., there is a memorial plaque on the house (1883–1901).

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Jun 15, 1901Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Uritsky St., on the house 35 a plaque (1895–1901).

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1901Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Alexander Popov was appointed as professor at the Electrotechnical Institute

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1900· 1 entry

1900Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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A radio station was established under Popov's instructions on Hogland island (Suursaari) to provide two-way communication by wireless telegraphy between the Russian naval base and the crew of the battleship General-Admir

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1898· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1898Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Ammerman St., on the house 31 a plaque (1898).

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Jun 15, 1898Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Sovetskaya St., at the house 43 a memorial plaque states (1886–1898).

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1896· 1 entry

1896Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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The article depicting Popov's invention was reprinted in the 'Journal of the Russian Physical and Chemical Society'

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1895· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1895Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, 1 Makarovskaya St., a gazebo in the courtyard, memorial plaque (May 1895).

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1895Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi began work on a purpose-built wireless telegraphy system based on "Hertzian" (radio) waves, developing a spark-gap transmitter and a much improved automatically reset coherer receiver

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1893· 1 entry

1893Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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To the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in the United States, where he was able to confer with other researchers in the field

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1886· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1886Documented record76% confidence

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Won: In Kronstadt, Ammerman St., on the house 31 a plaque (1886).

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1883· 1 entry

1883Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Took a post as teacher and head of laboratory at the Russian Navy's Torpedo School in Kronstadt on Kotlin Island

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1882· 2 entries

1882Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Stayed on as a laboratory assistant at the university

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Jan 1, 1882Documented record84% confidence

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Studied at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University (1882).

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1877· 1 entry

1877Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Enrolled at Saint Petersburg University, where he studied physics

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1859· 1 entry

Mar 4, 1859Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1859-03-04.

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Jun 1974Title

Won: In Kronstadt, Ammerman St., on the house 31 a plaque (1974).

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Jun 1959Title

Won: Monument to A. S. Popov, Saint Petersburg, sculptors with Monument to A. S. Popov, Krasnoturinsk (1959).

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Jun 1947Title

Won: In Saint Petersburg, V.I., Szedovskaya line, on house 31/22, a plaque (1947).

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Jun 1945Title

Won: In Kronstadt, Uritsky St., on the house 35 a plaque (1945).

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