Ivan Stranski

Ivan Nikolov Stranski
Ivan Nikolov Stranski
Иван Николов Странски
	Stranski in 1940
Born	2 January 1897 (N.S.); Sofia, Principality of Bulgaria
Died	19 June 1979 (aged 82); Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Resting place	Waldfriedhof Dahlem, Berlin, Germany
Other names	Iwan Nikolow Stranski (German)
Citizenship	Kingdom of Bulgaria and later Federal Republic of Germany
Alma mater	University of Vienna; University of Sofia; University of Berlin;
Known for	Stranski–Krastanov growth; Kossel–Stranski model;
Parents	Nikola Stranski (father); Maria Krohn (mother);
Awards	August Wilhelm von Hofmann Silver Medal of GDCh (1939); Cyril and Methodius Prize for Science of BAN (1940); Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of West Germany (1964);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physical Chemistry, Crystal growth
Institutions	University of Sofia; Technische Universität Berlin; Ural Institute of Physics and Mechanics; Technische Hochschule Breslau; Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry; Fritz Haber Institute;
Thesis	Beiträge zur Röntgenspektralanalyse (1925)
Doctoral advisor	Paul Günther

Ivan Nikolov Stranski (Bulgarian: Иван Николов Странски; German: Iwan Nikolow Stranski; 2 January [O.S. 21 December ] 1897 – 19 June 1979) was a Bulgarian and later a German physical chemist who is considered the father of crystal growth research.

He was the founder of the Bulgarian school of physical chemistry, heading the departments of physical chemistry at Sofia University and later at Technische Hochschule Berlin (today Technische Universität Berlin), of which he was also rector. The Stranski–Krastanov growth and Kossel–Stranski model are some of Stranski's contributions which bear his name.