Kirill Y. Kondratyev
Male, Deceased Person
1920 – 2006
Who was Kirill Y. Kondratyev?
Kirill Y. Kondratyev was a Russian atmospheric physicist.
Kondratyev was born about 300 km northwest of Moscow. He went to school in Leningrad and in 1938 entered the University of Leningrad to study physics, mathematics and chemistry. In 1941, he joined the Russian army and experienced the siege of Leningrad. He graduated in atmospheric physics in 1946 and was made and assistant professor in the Faculty of Physics. He later held the posts of lecturer, research scientist, professor of atmospheric physics, chief of the Department of Atmospheric Physics, University Vice-Rector and Rector. From 1958-61 he was Head of the Department of Radiation Studies at the Main Geophysical Observatory. He was a staff member of the Institute for Lake Research and the Research Centre for Ecological Safety. He helped to create the Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre.
He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Astronautics, the International Academy of Sciences "Leopoldina," the American Meteorological Society and the Royal Meteorological Society. He received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Lille, Athens and Budapest.
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