Andrey Kursanov
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 USSR in 1957–1963.[2]
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| Born | 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 USSR Academy of Sciences |
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]
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[3] and member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1965.[2]
Awards and honours
- 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 of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1983)[2]
References
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- "Kursanov Andrey Lvovich". Moscow State University. (in Russian)
- "Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2019.