Aleksandr Alekseyevich Chernyshov (russian: Александр Андреевич Чернышeв; 21 August 1882 – 28 April 1940), anglicised Alexander Chernyshov, was an electrical engineer. He graduated from

Saint Petersburg Polytechnical Institute Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ...

in 1907, and worked there until the end of his life. His research consisted of radio engineering and high-voltage techniques. He won the Lenin Prize in 1930.

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All Russian Genealogical Tree
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chernyshev Soviet engineers Engineers from the Russian Empire Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University alumni 1882 births 1940 deaths Burials at Bogoslovskoe Cemetery