Andrey Kursanov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrey Lvovich Kursanov 8 November 1902[1] |
| Died | 20 September 1999 (aged 96)[1] |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Contributions to the theory of the origin of life coacervates |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Moscow State University Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union |
Andrey Lvovich Kursanov (Russian: Андрей Львович Курсанов; 8 November 1902 – 20 September 1999) was a Soviet specialist on the physiology and biochemistry of plants. He was an academician of the Soviet and Russian Academies of Sciences since 1953. He was a member of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1957–1963.[2]
Kursanov graduated from Moscow State University in 1926. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sciences in biology in 1940 and became a professor at his alma mater in 1944.[2] In 1954, Kursanov and Boris Rybakov represented the Soviet Academy of Sciences at the Columbia University Bicentennial in New York City.[3]
Professor Kursanov was awarded a number of honorary doctorates and was an honorary member of a number of foreign scientific societies and academies. He was elected a foreign fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1962[4] and member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1965.[2]
Awards and honors
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1969)[2]
- Order of Lenin, four times (1953, 1969, 1972, 1975)[2]
- Order of the October Revolution (1982)[2]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice (1945, 1962)[2]
- Lomonosov Gold Medal (1983)[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Andrey Kursanov. cnshb.ru
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kursanov Andrey Lvovich". Moscow State University. (in Russian)
- ↑ Grutzner, Charles (29 October 1954). "Two Soviet Scientists on Way Here For Last of Columbia Bicentennial: Soviet Will Join in Columbia Fete". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2019.