Alexander A. Gurshtein
Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein (Russian: Александр Аронович Гурштейн, Aleksandr Aronovich Gurshteyn; February 21, 1937 – April 3, 2020) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and historian of science.
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Born | Moscow, Russia | February 21, 1937
Died | April 3, 2020 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Years active | 1959-2010 |
Notable work | The Eternal Secret of the Sky |
Early life
Gurshtein was born Jewish in Moscow (former USSR) on February 21, 1937. His father, Aron Sheftelevich Gurshtein, was a literary critic and writer, while his mother, Yelena Vasilievna Resnikova, was a journalist and editor at a Moskovan radio station.[1]
In 1941, when Gurshtein was four years old, his father was killed in the Great Patriotic War during the Battle of Moscow.[2] Following his father's death, he was raised by his mother and grandmother.[1]
When Alexander was thirteen, he began visiting the Moscow Planetarium, which brought on his pursuit of astronomy.[1][3]
Education and career
Gurshtein attended Moscow State Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, and graduated with a degree in astrometry in 1959. Following his graduation, he worked at the Russian Academy of Sciences and in the Soviet Space program during the Space Race of the Cold War.
Gurshtein earned his
Gurshtein was active as an astronomer in the space program and held a number of offices in professional organizations, including Head of Council for Astronomical Education and Vice Director of the Institute for History of Science & Technology, both for the
In 1995, he took a leave of absence from the Russian Academy and accepted a position as Visiting Professor of Astronomy & History of Science at
References
- ^ a b c DeVorkin, D. (2020). Alexander Gurshtein (1937–2020). Bulletin of the AAS, 52(2). https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.a83e494f
- ^ Aron Sheftelevich Gurshtein. (n.d.) The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. (1970-1979). Retrieved August 26, 2020 from https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Aron+Sheftelevich+Gurshtein
- ^ International astronomical union. (n.d.). International Astronomical Union | IAU. https://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/3899/
External links
- "Did the pre-Indo-Europeans influence the formation of the Western Zodiac?" (abstract)
- "Gurshtein's gradualist concept of constellation origins and zodiacal development"
- Гурштейн А.А. Минувшие цивилизации в зеркале Зодиака // Природа. 1991. No. 10. С. 57–71.
- Гурштейн А.А. Реконструкция происхождения зодиакальных созвездий // На рубежах познания Вселенной (Историко-астрономическиеисследования). Вып. 23. М., 1992. С. 19–63;
- Gurshtein A.A. //On the Origin of the Zodiacal Constellations // Vistas in Astronomy. 1993. V. 36. P. 171–190.
- Gurshtein A.A. The Zodiac and the Roots of European Civilization. Стара Загора, сентябрь 1993 г.5. Доклад на Международной конференции по археоастрономии Оксфорд-4:
- Гурштейн А.А. Археоастрономическое досье: когда родился Зодиак?, ж. "Земля и Вселенная" No. 5,2011. с.48-61. Gurshtein, A.A., Archaeoastronomical Dossier: When Zodiac was born? Zemlya I Vselennaya No. 5, 2011. s.48-61
- Гурштейн, А. А. Московский астроном на заре космического века : автобиогр. заметки / А. А. Гурштейн. - М.: НЦССХ им. А. Н. Бакулева РАМН, 2012. - 675 с. "ISBN 978-5-7982-0293-5 [1]
- H.J.Smith, A.A.Gurshtein, W.Mendell, International Manned Lunar Base: Beginning the 21st century in Space, Science & Global Security, vol. 2, pp. 209–233, 1991
- Gurshtein, A.A., Did the Pre-Indo-Europeans Influence the Formation of the Western Zodiac? Journal of Indo-European Studies. Volume 33, Number 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2005.[2]