Grigori Levitski
Grigori Levitski | |
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 Grigori Levitski in 1890 | |
| Born | 27 October 1852 |
| Died | 26 October 1918 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Workplaces | |
Grigori Levitski (27 October 1852 Kharkiv – 26 October 1918 St. Petersburg) was a Russian astronomer.[1]
In 1879 he graduated from St. Petersburg University. His dissertation was entitled "On the Determination of Orbits of Double Stars".[1] In 1880s he worked at Pulkovo Observatory.[2] He then directed Kharkiv Observatory from 1883 to 1894; he was succeeded by Ludwig von Struve.[3]
From 1894 to 1908 he was the head of Tartu Observatory. During 1901-1905 he was the president of Estonian Naturalists' Society. From 1903 to 1905 he was also the rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat.[2]
From 1915 he was the chairman of Russian Astronomical Society.[2]
Works
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Levytskyi Hryhoriy Vasylovych". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Tartu Observatory". www.muuseum.ut.ee. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Kharkov Observatory Ukraine". Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
Categories:
- 1852 births
- 1918 deaths
- 19th-century astronomers from the Russian Empire
- 20th-century Russian astronomers
- Scientists from Kharkiv
- Academic staff of the University of Tartu
- Rectors of the University of Tartu
- Saint Petersburg State University alumni
- Estonian academic biography stubs
- Russian academic biography stubs