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Nikolay Zhukovsky

1847 - 1921

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Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky (Russian: Никола́й Его́рович Жуко́вский, IPA: [ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj]; 17 January [O.S. 5 January] 1847 – 17 March 1921) was a Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer, and a founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. Whereas contemporary scientists scoffed at the idea of human flight, Zhukovsky was the first to undertake the study of airflow. He is often called the Father of Russian Aviation. The Joukowsky transform is named after him, while the fundamental aerodynamical theorem, the Kutta–Joukowski theorem, is named after both him and German mathematician Martin Kutta. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Zhukovsky is the 78th most popular engineer (down from 64th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Russia (down from 444th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Engineer.

Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847-1921) was a Russian scientist and engineer who is most famous for his work in aerodynamics. He was the first to propose the idea of a jet engine, and he also invented a propeller that was used on the first ever hydroplane.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 78 out of 389. Before him are Moshe Arens, Alexander Wienerberger, Viktor Belenko, Marcel Dassault, Walter Dornberger, and Józef Bem. After him are Adrian Newey, Gustaf de Laval, Marcel Renault, Kurt Tank, Henri Farman, and Henry Royce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 26. Before him are Paul Langerhans, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, Maria Pia of Savoy, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Catherine Dolgorukov, and Agathe Backer Grøndahl. After him are Camille Doncieux, Galileo Ferraris, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Robert Fuchs, Sidney Sonnino, and Hans Gross. Among people deceased in 1921, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 38. Before him are Ivan Vazov, Yan Fu, Robert de Montesquiou, Fernand Khnopff, Hara Takashi, and Charles Joseph Bonaparte. After him are Živojin Mišić, Vladimir Korolenko, Hermann Paul, Jean-Paul Laurens, Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Lady Randolph Churchill.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 499 out of 3,761. Before him are Prince Albert of Prussia (1809), Naina Yeltsina (1932), Serge Koussevitzky (1874), Nikolay Bogolyubov (1909), Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia (1869), and Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787). After him are Sheikh Mansur (1750), Otto Braun (1872), Sergey Brin (1973), Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806), Hans Pfitzner (1869), and Salawat Yulayev (1754).

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Among ENGINEERS In Russia

Among engineers born in Russia, Nikolay Zhukovsky ranks 9. Before him are Alexei Kosygin (1904), Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), Andrei Tupolev (1888), Sergey Ilyushin (1894), Mikhail Gurevich (1892), and Viktor Belenko (1947). After him are Vasily Degtyaryov (1880), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), Fedor Tokarev (1871), Mikhail Mil (1909), Sergei Khrushchev (1935), and Yevgeny Dragunov (1920).

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