Yenakievo, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Ukrainian State
Died
5 October 1984(1984-10-05) (aged 66)
Orenburg, Russia, Soviet Union
Nationality
Ukrainian State (1918), Ukrainian SSR (1919-1922), Soviet Union
Alma mater
Rostov State University (1941)
Known for
Founder of metallurgy of germanium in Russia
Awards
Order of Lenin (1961, 1966) Order of October Revolution (1971) Order of the Badge of Honour (1957, 1981) Six medals See more
Scientific career
Fields
chemistry, metallurgy
Institutions
Hydrochemical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Plant , Orenburg Polytechnic Institute
Doctoral advisor
D. M. Chizhikov
Aleksander Adolfovich Burba (Russian: Алекса́ндр Адо́льфович Бу́рба, IPA:[ɐlʲɪkˈsandrɐˈdolʲfəvʲɪdʑˈburbə]ⓘ; 6 August 1918 – 5 October 1984) was a Soviet organizer of industry and education, scholar of chemical and metallurgical technologies, and university professor. He served as the Director of the Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Plant (1954–1971) and the first Rector (founder) of the Orenburg Polytechnic Institute (now Orenburg State University). Burba was named an Honorary Citizen of Mednogorsk, Orenburg Oblast, in 1979.
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