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Konstantin Pokrovsky
Konstantin Dorimedontovich Pokrovsky (11 (23) May 1868, Nizhny Novgorod — 5 November 1944, Kiev) was a Soviet astronomer, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, and Professor. He was a rector of the Perm Branch of the Imperial Petrograd University (1916–1917), and the first rector of Perm State University (1917–1918). Biography Konstantin Dorimedontovich Pokrovsky''Pokrovsky K. D.'' Biography // Pages of the history of astronomy in Odessa. - Odessa, 1994. was born on the 11th (23rd) of May, 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod into the family of a priest. He graduated from Nizhny Novgorod men's gymnasium. In 1891 he graduated from the Mathematical Department of the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Imperial Moscow University with a 1st degree diploma. From 1890 to 1895, he was the head of the public Private Observatory of the F. Shvabe in Moscow. In 1896, he was appointed to the position of a practicing astronomer at Yuriev University. He was a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gorky (, ; 1932–1990), is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches. The city w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
