Sergey Vavilov | |
|---|---|
Сергей Вавилов | |
 Vavilov in 1945 | |
| Born | Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov 24 March 1891 |
| Died | 25 January 1951 (aged 59) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Vavilov-Cherenkov effect |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, optics |
| Doctoral advisor | Pyotr Lebedev[1] |
| Doctoral students | Pavel Cherenkov[1] Ilya Frank Vladimir Veksler |
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Вави́лов [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf]; 24 March [O.S. 12 March] 1891 – January 25, 1951) was a Soviet physicist, the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union from July 1945 until his death. His elder brother Nikolai Vavilov was a famous Russian geneticist.
- ^ a b "Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov". Physics Tree.