Valentin Rumyantsev
Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев) (19 July 1921, Novaya Skatovka, Saratov region — 10 June 2007, Moscow) — was a Russian engineer and control theorist who played a crucial role in Soviet space program. He was the member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.
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| Born | July 19, 1921 |
| Died | June 10, 2007 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Saratov State University |
| Known for | mechanics, stability theory |
| Awards | The Humboldt Prize (1997) Agostinelli Prize (1999) |
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| Fields | Engineering (mechanics) |
| Institutions | Dorodnicyn Computing Centre |
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolai Chetaev |
Career
Professor of the Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Mecatronics.
Editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Russian: Прикладная математика и механика).
Corresponding member (1995), member (2000) of International Academy of Astronautics (France, Paris).
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