Yakov Frenkel

Yakov Il'ich Frenkel
Яков Ильич Френкель
Born(1894-02-10)10 February 1894
Died23 January 1952(1952-01-23) (aged 57)
NationalityRussian, Soviet
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University
Known forFrenkel defect
Frenkel exciton
Frenkel line
Frenkel–Kontorova model
Poole–Frenkel effect
AwardsStalin prize (1947)
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1945)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Condensed-matter physics
InstitutionsTavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
Academic advisorsAbram Ioffe

Yakov Il'ich Frenkel (Russian: Яков Ильич Френкель; 10 February 1894 – 23 January 1952) was a Soviet physicist renowned for his works in the field of condensed-matter physics. He is also known as Jacov Frenkel, frequently using the name J. Frenkel in publications in English.