Yuri Ryzhov (physicist)
Yuri Ryzhov | |
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Yury Ryzhov at Rally for science and education (Moscow; 2015-06-06) | |
| Born | Yuri Alekseyevich Ryzhov 28 October 1930 |
| Died | 29 July 2017 (aged 86) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
Yuri Alekseyevich Ryzhov (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Рыжо́в; 28 October 1930 – 29 July 2017) was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the field of fluid dynamics, political and social activist, diplomat, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1970), member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Academician since 1987; Corresponding Member since 1981), former Russian Ambassador to France (1992-1998).