Lev Belkind

Lev Davidovich Belkind (Russian: Лев Давидович Белькинд, Профессор, Доктор Технических наук; (27 August 1896, Myrhorod – November 16, 1969) was a Soviet scientist, engineer and historian; author of numerous publications on the history of science and technology.

His academic activity is associated with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) (Russian: Московский энергетический институт (технический университет)), where he has founded the department of Lighting Engineering (Russian: Кафедра Светотехники) in the Physics-Energy Faculty (Russian: Физико-энергетический факультет (ФИЗЭН)) in 1932.

[1][2][3][4] In 1937, he became the first dean of the faculty of Electro-Physics upon its formation (Russian: Электрофизический факультет (ЭлФИЗ)).

[5] Later he has headed the department of History of Engineering (Russian: Кафедра истории техники)[6] Fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and knowledgeable in additional languages, Prof. Belkind was a prominent researcher and collector of materials on the history of science and technology, both Russian and International.

[7][8][9] In recognition of his scientific achievements and contribution he was awarded the "Honored Scientist and Technologist" title (Russian: Заслуженный деятель науки и техники).