Fiodar Fiodarau
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Fiodar Fiodaraŭ, (June 19, 1911 - October 13, 1994) was a famous Belarus
ian physicist
, whose scientific interests ranged from optics
and spectroscopy
to the theory of elementary particles.
He was born in the village Turets in Karelichy Raion
, Hrodna Voblast
, Belarus
. He was a son of village school teachers, but his father, Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau
, later became a famous Belarusian writer
.
During the Second World War, Fiodaraŭ worked in the city Kiselevsk in Novosibirsk
district as an associate professor of Moscow Aviation Institute
. In 1943 he became the dean of the Physics Faculty of Belarusian State University
, which resumed its work near the Skhodnia railroad station outside Moscow
while Belarus
was still under occupation. He remained the dean till 1950.
He took an active part in the organization of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Belarus Science Academy
, and was the leader of one of the four major laboratories there (the laboratory of theoretical physics
) until 1987.
Until the end of his life Fiodaraŭ was a lecturing professor in Belarusian State University. He was also a prolific writer, and published over 400 research articles.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, whose scientific interests ranged from optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
and spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...
to the theory of elementary particles.
He was born in the village Turets in Karelichy Raion
Kareličy district
Kareličy district - a district in Hrodna vobłaść of Belarus.The administrative center is Kareličy....
, Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. He was a son of village school teachers, but his father, Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau
Yanka Maur
Yanka Maur , was a famous Belarusian writer. Yanka Maur was actually his pseudonym, while his real name was Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau . His son, Fiodar Fiodaraŭ, was a famous Belarusian physicist.He was born in Liepāja, Courland and grew up in the Belarusian village Lebianishki, which is now in...
, later became a famous Belarusian writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
During the Second World War, Fiodaraŭ worked in the city Kiselevsk in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
district as an associate professor of Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute is one of several major engineering higher education establishments in Moscow .Although the school is currently offering a wide range of majors and research...
. In 1943 he became the dean of the Physics Faculty of Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
, which resumed its work near the Skhodnia railroad station outside Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
while Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
was still under occupation. He remained the dean till 1950.
He took an active part in the organization of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Belarus Science Academy
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is the national academy of Belarus.-History:...
, and was the leader of one of the four major laboratories there (the laboratory of theoretical physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
) until 1987.
Until the end of his life Fiodaraŭ was a lecturing professor in Belarusian State University. He was also a prolific writer, and published over 400 research articles.
External links
- Biography (in Russian)
- Article about Fedorov dedicated to his 90th birthday (in Russian)