Nikolai Chernykh
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Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikolay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Usman
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Spouse
- Lyudmila Chernykh
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Mykola Chernych.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-10-06
- date of death
- 2004-05-25
- name in native language
- Мико́ла Степа́нович Черни́х
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- WikiProject Ukraine
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Encyclopedic overview
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh (Russian: Николай Степанович Черных, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrˈnɨx]; 6 October 1931 – 25 May 2004) was a Russian-born Soviet astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyi, Crimea.
Biography and work
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