Yuri Semenov

Yuri Semenov
Born(1929-09-05)September 5, 1929
DiedApril 26, 2023(2023-04-26) (aged 93)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Alma materKrasnoyarsk State Pedagogical Institute
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of primitive society
Theory of knowledge
Philology
InstitutionsMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Yuriy Ivanovich Semenov (September 5, 1929 – April 26, 2023) was a Soviet and Russian historian, philosopher, ethnologist, anthropologist, expert on the history of philosophy, history of primitive society, and the theory of knowledge. He was also the original creator of the globally-formation (relay-stadial) concept of world history and is a Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Historical Sciences (1963), and Professor. He was Distinguished Professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.