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Boris Numerov

1891 – 1941

Russian astronomer

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About Boris Numerov

Lived 1891 – 1941 (aged 49–50). Boris Numerov was a Russian astronomer.

Boris Vasilyevich Numerov (; January 29, 1891—September 1941) was a Russian astronomer, land-surveyor and geophysicist. Born in Novgorod and graduated from the St. Petersburg University in 1913, he created various astronomic and mineralogical instruments, as well as various algorithms and methods that bear his name. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences, observer at Pulkovo from 1913 to 1915, astronomer at the observatory of the University of Leningrad from 1915 to 1925, director of the Central Observatory of Geophysics (1926–27), and Professor at the University of Leningrad (1924–1937). He was also the founder and director of the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy in Leningrad.

In October 1936, he was arrested and then sentenced to 10 years hard labour (this was part of "the Pulkovo persecutions", when many astronomers suffered repressions). He had been accused of being a spy in the pay of Germany. The basis of this accusation rested on the fact that German astronomers had named an asteroid after him (also see 1206 Numerowia).

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1941, Oryol
Occupation
Education
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University
Employers
Saint Petersburg State University
Also known as
Boris Vasilyevich Numerov

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Boris Numerov's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Boris Numerov?

Russian astronomer

When was Boris Numerov born?

Boris Numerov was born on 17 January 1891 in Veliky Novgorod.

When did Boris Numerov die?

Boris Numerov died in 1941 in Oryol.

What was Boris Numerov's occupation?

Boris Numerov was an astronomer.

What nationality was Boris Numerov?

Boris Numerov was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Boris Numerov

· Wikidata: Q177995

· DBpedia: Boris Numerov

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