Helena Knyazeva

Helena Nikolaevna Knyazeva (Russian: Елена Николаевна Князева, born 23 December 1959) is a Russian philosopher of science, complex systems scientist, scholar of synergetics,[1] and translator into Russian of the works of Ilya Prigogine, Edgar Morin, and others.[2] She is a professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.[3]

Education and career

Knyazeva was born 23 December 1959 in Moscow.[4] She was a student at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, studying physics, astronomy, and philosophy there and graduating in 1982 with an honors degree in physics.[3][4] She earned a candidate degree (equivalent to Ph.D.) in 1985 through the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, and completed a doctor of sciences degree (habilitation) in 1995 through the same institute.[3]

She worked as a researcher in the Institute of Philosophy for over 30 years, and from 2008 to 2013 headed the department of evolutionary epistemology there.[2] She has been affiliated with the Higher School of Economics since 2013.[3]

Recognition

Knyazeva was elected to the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences in 2016,[3] as its youngest member and first Russian member.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Helena Knyazeva appointed academician", News, Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, 21 September 2016, retrieved 2021-12-06
  2. 1 2 "Professor Helena Knyazeva", Advisory board: Members of Complex Systems Board, Lifeboat Foundation, retrieved 2021-12-06
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Helena Knyazeva, Higher School of Economics, retrieved 2021-12-06
  4. 1 2 Curriculum vitae, retrieved 2021-12-06
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