Viktor Dukhovny
Viktor Dukhovny | |
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| Born | Viktor Abramovich Dukhovny April 20, 1934 |
| Died | August 14, 2021 (aged 87) Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Hydromelioration Institute |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Water engineering, hydrology |
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Viktor Abramovich Dukhovny (Russian: Виктор Абрамович Духовный) (20 April 1934[1] – 14 August 2021[2]) was a Soviet and Uzbekistani water engineer and scholar.[3] He played a major role in the development and construction of several large-scale hydraulic projects in Central Asia. Dukhovny supported large-scale hydraulic projects, including the proposed diversion of Siberian rivers to Central Asia in wake of the Aral Sea disaster during the Soviet period, which was later abandoned.[4][5]
In 1972, he became director of the Scientific Research Institute of Irrigation and Water Problems, then known as the Central Asian Scientific Research Institute of Irrigation (SANIIRI), and oversaw its development into one of the region's leading water research institutions.[3][5] In 1992, he contributed to the establishment of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) and headed its Scientific Information Center (SIC ICWC) from 1996 onward.
He authored numerous scientific works and supervised 11 PhD candidates.[3] His achievements were recognized with two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (in 1966 and 1971), the Order of Friendship of Peoples (1981), the USSR Council of Ministers Prize (1979), and several other medals.[3]
Dukhovny died in August 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] In 2024, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of his birth, the SIC ICWC published an edited volume titled "...Ya sluzhil i lyudyam, i vode..." (Russian: «…Я служил и людям, и воде…») dedicated to his life and work.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Профессору В.А. Духовному – 75 лет". Природные ресурсы (in Russian). 17 April 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ Beglov, Iskander (11 August 2022). "Круглый стол «Продолжая дело профессора В.А. Духовного» (16 августа 2022 г., онлайн)". СВО ВЕКЦА (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Памяти проф. Виктора Абрамовича Духовного (1934-2021)". НИЦ МКВК (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ Dukhovny, Viktor A.; Schutter, Joop L. G. de (2011). Water in Central Asia: Past, Present, Future. Leiden: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-84145-7.
- 1 2 "Ушел из жизни знаменитый покоритель голодной степи". Вести (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ Löw, Fabian; Dimov, Dimo; Kenjabaev, Shavkat; Zaitov, Sherzod; Stulina, Galina; Dukhovny, Viktor (31 December 2022). "Land cover change detection in the Aralkum with multi-source satellite datasets". GIScience & Remote Sensing. 59 (1): 17–35. doi:10.1080/15481603.2021.2009232.
- ↑ Зиганшина, Д. Р., ed. (2024). «…Я служил и людям, и воде…». К 90-летию профессора Виктора Абрамовича Духовного (PDF) (in Russian). Ташкент: НИЦ МКВК. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ "Научно-информационный центр МКВК выпустил сборник воспоминаний о профессоре В.А. Духовном". Агентство МФСА (in Russian). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.