Nikolai Durov
Russian programmer and mathematician (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikolai Valeryevich Durov (Russian: Никола́й Вале́рьевич Ду́ров; born 21 November 1980) is a Russian programmer and mathematician. He is the elder brother of Pavel Durov, with whom he founded the social networking site VK and later Telegram Messenger.[1]
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Nikolai Durov | |
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Николай Дуров | |
Born | (1980-11-21) 21 November 1980 (age 43) |
Citizenship | Russia (before 2015) Saint Kitts and Nevis (after 2015) |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University University of Bonn |
Occupation(s) | Programmer, mathematician |
Known for | Founding VK in 2006 Founding Telegram Messenger in 2013 |
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Relatives | Pavel Durov (brother) |
Awards | St. Petersburg Mathematical Society Young Mathematician Prize (2006) |
Website | www |
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