Borys Paton

Borys Paton
Борис Патон
Paton in 2010
Born(1918-11-27)27 November 1918
Died19 August 2020(2020-08-19) (aged 101)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Alma materKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Known forStudies in metallurgy of electrical welding; President of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (since 1962)
SpouseOlha Paton[1]
ChildrenYevhenia[1]
AwardsHero of Socialist Labor (twice)
Lomonosov Gold Medal
Hero of Ukraine
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st classOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th classOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
Member of the Order of Liberty Member of the Order of Liberty
Scientific career
FieldsMetallurgy
InstitutionsPaton Electrical-Welding Institute, International Association of Science Academies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Borys Yevhenovych Paton (Ukrainian: Бори́с Євге́нович Пато́н; 27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020[2][3]) was a Ukrainian scientist and a long-time chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was appointed to this post in 1962 and held it until his death.[4] Paton, like his father Evgeny Paton, was famous for his work in electric welding.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Патонfile.liga.net was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Prominent Ukrainian academician Paton dies at 101, UNIAN (19 August 2020)
  3. ^ a b Interview with Boris Paton, Times Higher Education (22 November 2018)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 240344Патон was invoked but never defined (see the help page).