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Grigori Levitski

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Grigori Levitski

Grigori Levitski (27 October 1852 Kharkiv – 26 October 1918 St. Petersburg) was an astronomer from the Russian Empire.[1]

In 1879 he graduated from St. Petersburg University. In 1880s he worked at Pulkovo Observatory.[1]

1894-1908 he was the head of Tartu Observatory. 1901-1905 he was the president of Estonian Naturalists' Society. 1903-1905 he was the rector of Tartu University.[1]

From 1915 he was the chairman of Russian Astronomical Society.[1]

Works

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  • The Histories of the Observatories of Kharkov and Tartu (1894, 1899)
  • The Lexicon of Professors of Tartu University (1902-1903)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tartu Observatory". www.muuseum.ut.ee. Retrieved 19 June 2021.