Borys Paton

Soviet and Ukrainian scientist (1918–2020)

Borys Yevhenovych Paton HOU (Ukrainian: Пато́н Бори́с Євге́нович; 27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020) was a Ukrainian scientist. He was the chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.[1][2] He was appointed to this post in 1962. He was known for his works in electric welding.[2] He was born in Kyiv.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1991.[3]

Paton died on 19 August 2020 in Kyiv at the age of 101.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Prominent Ukrainian academician Paton dies at 101, UNIAN (19 August 2020)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Interview with Boris Paton, Times Higher Education (22 November 2018)
  3. "Boris Paton". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.