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Viktor Kuzmich Abalakin

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Viktor Kuzmich Abalakin

Birth
Odessa, Odesa Raion, Odeska, Ukraine
Death
23 Apr 2018 (aged 87)
Burial
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Абалакин Виктор Кузьмич

Former director of Pulkovo Observatory, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), since 1983. Previously he was senior scientist, Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, Leningrad, since 1964.

He received Doctor of Philosophy from Leningrad State University, Leningrad (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in 1978.

Member International Astronomical Union, which named Asteroid (2722) in his honor. President of IAU Commission 4 (Ephemerides) 1976-1979. Outstanding linguist and friend of astronomers throughout the world.

Married to Vera Gavrilovna Kuntsevsky, July 9, 1953.
Children: Alexi, Katherine.
Mother: Ella
Абалакин Виктор Кузьмич

Former director of Pulkovo Observatory, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), since 1983. Previously he was senior scientist, Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, Leningrad, since 1964.

He received Doctor of Philosophy from Leningrad State University, Leningrad (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in 1978.

Member International Astronomical Union, which named Asteroid (2722) in his honor. President of IAU Commission 4 (Ephemerides) 1976-1979. Outstanding linguist and friend of astronomers throughout the world.

Married to Vera Gavrilovna Kuntsevsky, July 9, 1953.
Children: Alexi, Katherine.
Mother: Ella

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