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Alexandr Boyarchuk (June 21, 1931 – August 10, 2015) was a Russian physicist and astronomer.

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Alexandr Boyarchuk
Александр Алексеевич Боярчук
Born	(1931-06-21)21 June 1931 Grozny, Russia
Died	10 August 2015(2015-08-10) (aged 84) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University
Known for	President of International Astronomical Union from 1991-1994
Awards	USSR State Prize Order of Honour Order of the Badge of Honour Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class F. Bredikhin Award The A. A. Belopolsky Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy Physics
Institutions	Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Life

In 1953, he graduated from Leningrad University. After graduation, he worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, which was under direction of the USSR Academy of Sciences at the time. Later, he was elected a corresponding member of the same organization, and worked as an academician there until 1987. From 1987 to 2003, he was the director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 1991 to 1993, he was also President of the International Astronomical Union.[1][2]

Scientific achievements

Boyarchuk specialized in studying the physics of stars. He carried out numerous studies regarding the chemical composition of stars of various classes, in particular, he discovered an excess of helium in Beta Lyrae. Boyarchuk also studied the motion of stellar atmospheres, as well as the rotation of stars. He devoted a number of his works to non-stationary stars. He was the developer of a model of symbiotic stars. Based on this model, he obtained estimates of the mass, size, temperature and other characteristics of these objects. Together with E.R. Mustel, he proposed a model for the envelope of new stars. Under the leadership of Boyarchuk, the ultraviolet telescope Astron was created.

Death

Boyarchuk died on August 10, 2015 at the age of 84 in Moscow.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Alexandr Boyarchuk

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[fr] Alexandre Boïartchouk

Alexandre Alekseïevitch Boïartchouk (en russe Алекса́ндр Алексе́евич Боярчу́к), né le 21 juin 1931 à Grozny et mort le 10 août 2015 à Moscou, est un astronome russe (et anciennement soviétique) qui fut président de l'Union astronomique internationale de 1991 à 1994.

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[ru] Боярчук, Александр Алексеевич

Алекса́ндр Алексе́евич Боярчу́к (21 июня 1931, Грозный — 10 августа 2015, Москва) — советский и российский физик и астроном. Академик РАН (с 1987 года). Научный руководитель Института астрономии РАН.

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