Grigory Peredery
Grigory Peredery (Григо́рий Петро́вич Переде́рий, 29 September 1871 - 11 October 1953) was a Russian civil engineer whose career spanned both the Imperial and the Soviet eras. He became known, in particular, as the pioneering designer of a series of major railway bridges. Peredery enjoyed a distinguished parallel career as a university teacher and, from 1921 as the fourteenth rector of the institution known since 1990 as the Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University. He was the author of over 80 published pieces of academic work, including a detailed course on bridge design and construction.
Biography
Grigory Petrovich Peredery was born at Yeysk, an important port town and a noted spa resort beside the Sea of Azov. [2]
В 1897 году окончил Петербургский институт инженеров путей сообщения.
Генерал-директор пути и строительства 1 ранга.
Член-корреспондент АН СССР (1939). Академик АН СССР (1943).
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References
- ^ D. Y. Guzevich. "Peredery G. P. (1871-1953), engineer". Encyclopaedia of St. Petersburg. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Г.П. Передерий". Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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