Nikolay Moiseyev

For the Russian spacesuit designer Nikolay Moiseev, see Nikolay Moiseev.

Nikolay Moiseyev
Николай Моисеев
Born	3 December [O.S. 16 December] 1902 Perm, Russian Empire
Died	December 6, 1955(1955-12-06) (aged 52) Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Vagankovo Cemetery
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Occupation	Astronomer
Awards	Order of Lenin Order of the Red Star Order of the Great Patriotic War
Scientific career
Institutions	Sternberg Astronomical Institute Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Academic advisors	Sergei Orlov
Notable students	Hajibey Sultanov

Nikolay Dmitriyevich Moiseyev (Russian: Никола́й Дми́триевич Моисе́ев; December 3(16), 1902 in Perm – December 6, 1955 in Moscow) was a Soviet astronomer and expert in celestial mechanics. In 1938, he became the chairman of the department of celestial mechanics at Moscow State University and worked on this position until his death. His main works were devoted to mathematical methods of celestial calculations and theory of comet formation.

He also taught higher mathematics in Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and was a colonel-engineer of Air forces. He was the director of State Astronomic Institute named by Sternberg (1939-1943) and organized the national system of radio-signals for the exact time.

His awards include Order of Lenin, Order of the Great Patriotic War and two Red Stars.

The crater Moiseev on the Moon is named after him. A minor planet 3080 Moisseiev discovered by Soviet astronomer Pelageya Shajn in 1935 is named after him.

External links

• (in Russian) Biography of Nikolay Moiseyev