In early 2008, Ukraine almost did not notice the 125-year anniversary of one of its most famous aircraft designers of the first half of the twentieth century, Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich, who was born, educated and formed as the creator of aviation in Kiev. His life was full of ups and downs.
His life was fruitful, interesting and at the same time extremely stressful. He was born in Dnipridzerzhinsk in a large working class family. Childhood and adolescence occurred in the turbulent war and postwar years.
Vasily Petrovich Izhevsk (04 [16] .06.1863, Ryazan - 23.10.1926, Kyiv) - Professor of Metallurgy Department, organizer of the steel industry specialty and Metallurgy Department of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (1903). In Kiev Polytechnic Institute, he worked from 1889 to 1926.
Grigory Ivanovich Denisenko - an outstanding scientist, professor, doctor of technical sciences, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The scope his personality, inherent to him natural features and unique destiny.
On the 12th of April, 2009 80 years have passed since the birth of Olexandr Olexandrovych Pashchenko - a doctor of technical sciences, professor, corresponding member of Academy of Science of USSR, laureate of the State Prize.
Gregoriy Valentinovich Samsonov (15.02.1918, Pushkin, Leningrad Region, Russia - 12.22.1975, Kyiv, buried in the Baikove cemetery) - scientist in chemistry and technology of inorganic materials. He was born in Pushkin city (Leningrad Region).
Valentin A. Zmorovich (09.06.1909, Kiev - 02.1994) - an outstanding scientist, mathematician, teacher. Fruitful creative, research and teaching activities V.A. Zmorovich was awarded by two Orders of Honor and medals.
Ivan Adriyanovych Feschenko-Chopivsky (1884-1952) is a prominent metallurgist and a public figure of Ukraine. He was a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the numerous Scientific and Technical Societies of England, Germany, the USA.
Volodymyr L. Symyrenko (1891-1938) – doctor of agricultural sciences, Professor of Horticulture, Head of the Department of fruit farms of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. In 1915 he graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. Since 1929 - professor.
O.V. Kobelev (1860, Tsarskoye Selo - 30.09.1942, Kyiv, buried in the cemetery Lukianivka) - famous Kyiv architect, teacher, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Architects.
