Vladimir Chuprikov

Vladimir Nikolaevich Churilovski (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Чуриловский; 25 May 1898 in Saint Petersburg – 11 November 1983) was a professor and one of the founders of the Pedagogical School of Applied and Computational Optics. He was a major contributor to Russian science and was awarded with the Order of the Red Star, Order of the Red Banner, among other honors. He was the first dean of the ITMO Department of Optics.

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