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Borys Paton

Ukrainian scientist (1918–2020)

Borys Yevhenovych Paton (Ukrainian: Борис Євгенович Патон; 27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020) was a Ukrainian scientist and a long-time chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was appointed to this post in 1962 and held it until his death.²

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Born Nov 14, 1918, died Aug 19, 2020.¹

About

Paton, like his father Evgeny Paton, was famous for his work in electric welding.

From Wikipedia’s article on Borys Paton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChair²⁴
National Academy of Sciences of UkrainePresident²⁴

Early life and education

1941Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute³
Date not recordedKyiv Aviation University³

Career

Occupation: researcher, metallurgist, mechanical engineer, engineer, politician, university teacher, inventor.⁸

Since 1942Worked at E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute^{4 5}
1941 to 1942Worked at Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology⁴
Date not recordedPresident, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Nauka i Zhizn⁴
Date not recordedPresidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine⁶
Date not recordedDeputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁶
Date not recordedChair, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine⁷

Personal life

BornNov 14, 1918, Kyiv⁹
DiedAug 19, 2020, Kyiv^{10 11}
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Ukraine¹²
ResidenceKyiv¹³

Paton was married to Olha Paton and had a daughter, Yevheniya, who was also a scientist. Yevheniya died in 2009 and four years later, his wife died. After the death of his wife, Paton was cared for by his granddaughter, Olha.

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Awards

2016medal of 25 years of Ukrainian independence^{14 22}
2013Order of Merit, 1st class¹⁴
2012Order of Liberty¹⁴
2010Global Energy Prize¹⁴
2008Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class^{14 20}
2008Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class^{14 21}
2008Order of the Friendship of Peoples¹⁴
2008Shohrat Order¹⁴
2004Order of Friendship of Tajikistan¹⁴
2004Order of Honour^{14 19}

More awards (48)

2004State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology¹⁴
2003Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine¹⁴
2003Korolev Gold Medal¹⁴
2003Order of Francisc Skorina¹⁴
2003Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class¹⁴
2003Vernadsky medal¹⁴
2002Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine¹⁴
1998Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas¹⁴
1998Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State^{14 18}
1998Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class¹⁴
1997Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class¹⁴
1996Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic¹⁴
1996Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic¹⁴
1993Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine^{14 17}
1988Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize¹⁴
1988Order of Friendship of Peoples¹⁴
1988Order of Friendship^{14 16}
1985Order of Cyril and Methodius¹⁴
1984Order of the October Revolution¹⁴
1983Honoured Inventor of the USSR¹⁴
1980Lomonosov Gold Medal¹⁴
1978"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹⁴
1978Hero of Socialist Labour¹⁴
1978Order of Lenin¹⁴
1978Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov Gold Medal¹⁴
1975Order of Lenin¹⁴
1969"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹⁴
1969Hero of Socialist Labour¹⁴
1969Order of Lenin¹⁴
1968Honoured worker in science and technology of the Ukrainian SSR¹⁴
1968Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze¹⁴
1968Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold¹⁴
1967Order of Lenin¹⁴
1957Lenin Prize¹⁴
1950Stalin Prize, 3rd degree¹⁴
1943Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹⁴
Date not recordedDostyk Order of grade II¹⁴
Date not recordedMedal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder "Danaker"¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Honour¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Honour¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class¹⁴
Date not recordedUNESCO Albert Einstein Medal^{14 15}
Date not recordedhonorary citizen of Kyiv¹⁴
Date not recordedhonorary citizen of Mariupol¹⁴
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv¹⁴
Date not recordedhonorary member of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan¹⁴

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WikidataBorys Paton: Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on Wikidata
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WikidataBorys Paton: Facebook, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsBorys Paton photo by Russian Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0