Dimitri Riabouchinsky
Russian physicist (1882–1962)
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Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Russian: Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский,6 November 1882– 22 August 1962) was a Russian fluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique.[2] With the aid of Nikolay Zhukovsky he founded the Institute of Aerodynamics in 1904, the first in Europe.[3] He also independently discovered equivalent results to the Buckingham Pi Theorem in 1911.
6 November 1882
Dimitri Riabouchinsky | |
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Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский | |
 Dimitri Riabouchinsky and his wife at the International Mathematical Congress, Zürich 1932 | |
| Born | Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky 6 November 1882 |
| Died | 22 August 1962 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | Discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique and founding of the Institute of Aerodynamics |
| Spouse |
Vera Sergeevna (Zybina) Riabouchinsky
(m. 1906; died 1952) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics |
| Thesis | Recherches d'hydrodynamique (1922) |
| Doctoral advisors | Henri Villat Gabriel Xavier Paul Koenigs |
| Other academic advisors | Nikolay Zhukovsky |
| Notable students | Konstantin Voronjec |
Riabouchinsky left Russia following the October Revolution and his short-term arrest, spending the rest of his life in Paris. He never accepted the French citizenship and, instead, used his Nansen passport up until death.[3][4] He was a member of the Moscow State University, the University of Paris, the French Academy of Sciences as well as one of the co-founders of the Russian Higher Technical School in France.[3]
Over 200 scientific works were published during his lifetime.[5] He was an Invited Speaker of the ICM in 1920 at Strasbourg,[6] in 1928 at Bologna,[7] and in 1932 at Zurich.[8]
