Biography
Ilya Segalovich — computer scientist, entrepreneur with roots in the USSR
Ilya Segalovich was a Russian computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Yandex with Arkady Volozh and Borkovsky. He was CTO and director of Yandex from 2000 until his death in London in 2013.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Born on 13 September 1964 in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), RSFSR, USSR. He died of cancer in London on 27 July 2013, aged 48.
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Origin
Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
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Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Co-founder of Yandex with Volozh and Borkovsky — the Yandex.ru search engine launched on 23 September 1997; the company was founded in 2000
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CTO and director of Yandex from 2000 until 2013
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Yandex later created a science prize named after him
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