Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky

Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky (??????? ???????? ?????????) (January 5, 1847 new style – March 17, 1921), Russian scientist, founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics.

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January 5 - 1847 - New style - March 17 - 1921 - Aero- - Hydrodynamics

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Zhukovky was born in the village Orekhovo, Vladimir Oblast. He graduated from Moscow University in 1868. Since 1872 he is a professor at Emperial Technical School. He established the world's first Aerodynamic Institute in 1904 in Kachino near Moscow. From 1918 he was the head of TsAGI (Central AeroHydroDynamics Institute).

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Vladimir Oblast - Moscow University - 1868 - 1872 - Emperial Technical School - 1904 - Moscow - 1918 - TsAGI

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A city near Moscow is named after Zhukovsky. Not to be confused with Nikolai Ivanovich Zhukovsky.

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City near Moscow - Nikolai Ivanovich Zhukovsky

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