Valentin Gapontsev

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Valentin_Gapontsev
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_Merit_for_the_Fatherland
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1939-02-23
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2021-10-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Moscow_Institute_of_Physics_and_Technology
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:optics
fiber lasers
gptkbp:founder gptkb:IPG_Photonics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Valentin Gapontsev
gptkbp:knownFor founding IPG Photonics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:netWorth gptkb:billionaire
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
entrepreneur
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Moscow,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leningrad_Institute_of_Fine_Mechanics_and_Optics
gptkb:St._Petersburg_ITMO_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6