Georgi Manev

Georgi Ivanov Manev Георги Иванов Манев
Born	15 January 1884 Veliko Tarnovo, Principality of Bulgaria
Died	15 July 1965 (1965-07-16) (aged 81) Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Nationality	Bulgarian
Alma mater	University of Sofia
Known for	Manev field
Children	Angel Manev Fannie Maneva
Scientific career
Fields	Classical and celestial mechanics
Institutions	University of Sofia
55th Minister of Public Education (Bulgaria)
In office 24 January 1938 – 14 November 1938
Prime Minister	Georgi Kyoseivanov
Preceded by	Nikolay Nikolaev
Succeeded by	Bogdan Filov
31st Rector of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
In office 1936–1937
Preceded by	Michail Arnaudov
Succeeded by	Georgi Genov

Georgi Manev (Bulgarian: Георги Манев) (15 January 1884 – 15 July 1965) was a Bulgarian physicist, founder of the Sofia University Department of Theoretical Physics, rector of Sofia University (1936–37) and education minister of Bulgaria (1938). His work, mostly known as the Manev field, is used today in aerospace science.

The articles he published in the 1920s have been noticed by Yusuke Hagihara and have been further analysed by Florin Diacu and co-workers.

Letter from Albert Einstein

Manev's gravitational theory ran counter to Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Einstein's less-than-glowing assessment of Manev’s theory had complicated his colleague’s prospects for a full professorship at Sofia University. In July 1929, Einstein wrote an apologetic letter to Manev, offering to help make the situation “good again.”

The typewritten letter, signed “A. Einstein,” belongs to Manev's family and was subject of an art restoration project at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC). The letter was creased, partly from being folded, mailed, and tucked into a book for safekeeping during World War II. The creases were retained, removing the adhesive tape without damaging the typed words on the paper.