Aleksandr Stoletov

Alexander Grigorievich Stoletov
Александр Григорьевич Столетов
Born(1839-08-10)10 August 1839
Died27 May 1896(1896-05-27) (aged 56)
Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
NationalityRussian
Alma materLomonosov Moscow State University
Known fordiscovering the principles of photoelectric effect
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsLomonosov Moscow State University

Alexander Grigorievich Stoletov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Григо́рьевич Столе́тов; 10 August 1839 – 27 May 1896) was a Russian physicist, founder of electrical engineering, and professor in Moscow University. He was the brother of general Nikolai Stoletov.