Aleksander Burba
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Aleksander Adolfovich Burba (Russian: Алекса́ндр Адо́льфович Бу́рба, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐˈdolʲfəvʲɪdʑ ˈburbə] ⓘ; 6 August 1918 – 5 October 1984) was a Soviet organizer of industry and education, scholar of chemical and metallurgical technologies, and university professor. He served as the Director of the Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Plant (1954–1971) and the first Rector (founder) of the Orenburg Polytechnic Institute (now Orenburg State University). Burba was named an Honorary Citizen of Mednogorsk, Orenburg Oblast, in 1979.
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Aleksander Adolfovich Burba | |
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Александр Адольфович Бурба | |
Born | (1918-08-06)6 August 1918 |
Died | 5 October 1984(1984-10-05) (aged 66) Orenburg, Russia, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Ukrainian State (1918), Ukrainian SSR (1919-1922), Soviet Union |
Alma mater | Rostov State University (1941) |
Known for | Founder of metallurgy of germanium in Russia |
Awards | Order of Lenin (1961, 1966) Order of October Revolution (1971) Order of the Badge of Honour (1957, 1981) Six medals See more |
Scientific career | |
Fields | chemistry, metallurgy |
Institutions | Hydrochemical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Plant , Orenburg Polytechnic Institute |
Doctoral advisor | D. M. Chizhikov |
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