Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov

Soviet astrophysicist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1994

Profession: astrophysicist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Boris Aleksandrovich Vorontsov-Velyaminov (????? ????????????? ????????-??????????) (February 14, 1904 – January 27, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian astrophysicist.
His name is sometimes given as Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov.He independently discovered the absorption of light by interstellar dust, which was also discovered by Robert Julius Trumpler.
He compiled a catalogue of what are now known as Vorontsov-Velyaminov galaxies (the Atlas of Interacting Galaxies), as well as a larger and more general catalogue of galaxies (the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies).
He also studied and classified planetary nebulae.
He is also the author of the standard Russian astronomy textbook for high schools as well as astronomy textbook for secondary school.