Yuri Ovchinnikov (biochemist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yuri Ovchinnikov (biochemist)

Soviet bioorganic chemist

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1988

Profession: university teacher, biochemist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yuri Anatolievich Ovchinnikov (Russian: ???? ??????????? ??????????; 2 August 1934 – 17 February 1988) was a Soviet bioorganic chemist.
He was the youngest vice president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1971-1988) and a member of the Central Committee of CPSU.
He was a leading proponent of using molecular biology and genetics for creating new types of biological weapons.
Ovchinnikov was director of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry in Moscow.
He contributed to the field of biophysics and biochemistry through research in rhodopsin and structural biology.