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The grave of the prominent mathematician academician Mykhailo Ostrogradsky
Full name of the monument :
The grave of the prominent mathematician academician Mykhailo Ostrogradsky
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Pashenivka village
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956 р., 1989 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
F. V. Kvas
Architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Size :
Height 1.8 m
Components of the monument :
Obelisk
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Outstanding mathematician and mechanic, academician Mykhailo Ostrogradsky 1801-1862
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Kozelshchyna community
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi was a Ukrainian mathematician, mechanic and physicist.
He was a member of the Cossack family of Ostrogradsky, descended from his bunchek comrade Ivan Ostrogradsky, who lived in the 17th century. Mykhailo Ostrogradsky is considered one of the leading mathematicians of the mid-19th century. In 2001, UNESCO included Mykhailo Ostrogradsky in the list of the world's outstanding mathematicians.
