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'''Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov''' ( |
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[[File:Vasily Fesenkov.jpg|thumb|Vasily Fesenkov on a 1988 Soviet Postal cover]] |
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⚫ | '''Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov''' ({{lang-ru|Василий Григорьевич Фесенков}}, 13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Russia]]n [[astrophysicist]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was born in [[Novocherkassk]]. After graduating from the [[Kharkov University]] (1911) he entered the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]], where he defended a dissertation for the ''Doctor of Science'' degree in 1914; in between he interned at the Paris, Meudon, and Nice observatories.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas | |
He was born in [[Novocherkassk]]. After graduating from the [[Kharkov University]] (1911) he entered the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]], where he defended a dissertation for the ''Doctor of Science'' degree in 1914; in between he interned at the Paris, Meudon, and Nice observatories.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |date=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |access-date=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58455.html}}</ref> Fesenkov was one of founders of the Russian astrophysical institute (1923). It was later renamed to [[Sternberg Astronomical Institute]], where he worked as a director in 1936 - 1939. In 1935 Fesenkov was elected an ''Academician of the [[USSR Academy of Sciences]]''. He was the first to make a study of [[Zodiacal light]] using [[Photometry (astronomy)|photometry]], and suggested a theory of its dynamics. |
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He founded the [[Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute|Astrophysical Institute]] in Alma-Ata (currently Almaty) and was its director until his retirement in 1964. Fesenkov was also a member of the [[Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences]]. |
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He worked on [[cosmogony]], [[planet]]ary and [[ |
He worked on [[cosmogony]], [[planet]]ary and [[Solar System]] astronomy. In 1947 he travelled to the site of the [[Tunguska event]] and estimated the mass and orbit of the impact body. He did the same for the [[Sikhote-Alin Meteorite]] that fell in 1947. |
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Fesenkov was awarded three [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]], [[Order of the Red Banner]] and various medals. The lunar crater [[Fesenkov (lunar crater)|Fesenkov]] is named after him, as is a crater on Mars. |
Fesenkov was awarded three [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]], [[Order of the Red Banner]] and various medals. The lunar crater [[Fesenkov (lunar crater)|Fesenkov]] is named after him, as is a crater on Mars. |
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A [[minor planet]] [[2286 Fesenkov]] discovered in 1977 by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] astronomer [[Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |
A [[minor planet]] [[2286 Fesenkov]] discovered in 1977 by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] astronomer [[Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. | title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names | edition = 5th | date = 2003 | publisher = Springer Verlag | location = New York | isbn = 3-540-00238-3 | page = 186}}</ref> |
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He died in [[Moscow]]. |
He died in [[Moscow]]. |
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*[http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?journal=IrAJ.&year=%3F%3F%3F%3F&volume=..11&letter=.&db_key=AST&page_ind=166&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES '''IAJ''' 11(1972) 162] |
*[http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?journal=IrAJ.&year=%3F%3F%3F%3F&volume=..11&letter=.&db_key=AST&page_ind=166&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES '''IAJ''' 11(1972) 162] |
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| NAME = Fesenkov, Vasilej Grigorevich |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Russian astronomer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 13, 1889 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = March 12, 1972 |
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Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Фесенков, 13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist.
He was born in Novocherkassk. After graduating from the Kharkov University (1911) he entered the Sorbonne, where he defended a dissertation for the Doctor of Science degree in 1914; in between he interned at the Paris, Meudon, and Nice observatories.[1] Fesenkov was one of founders of the Russian astrophysical institute (1923). It was later renamed to Sternberg Astronomical Institute, where he worked as a director in 1936 - 1939. In 1935 Fesenkov was elected an Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He was the first to make a study of Zodiacal light using photometry, and suggested a theory of its dynamics.
He founded the Astrophysical Institute in Alma-Ata (currently Almaty) and was its director until his retirement in 1964. Fesenkov was also a member of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.
He worked on cosmogony, planetary and Solar System astronomy. In 1947 he travelled to the site of the Tunguska event and estimated the mass and orbit of the impact body. He did the same for the Sikhote-Alin Meteorite that fell in 1947.
Fesenkov was awarded three Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner and various medals. The lunar crater Fesenkov is named after him, as is a crater on Mars. A minor planet 2286 Fesenkov discovered in 1977 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh is named after him.[2]
He died in Moscow.
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