Age | 87 (age at death) |
Birthday | 8 June, 1925 |
Birthplace | Petro-Khersonets, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 March, 2013 |
Place of Death | Moscow, Russia |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Politician |
Gury Ivanovich Marchuk (Russian: Гурий Иванович Марчук; 8 June 1925 – 24 March 2013) was a prominent Soviet and Russian scientist in the fields of computational mathematics, and physics of atmosphere. Academician (since 1968); the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1986–1991. Among his notable prizes are the USSR State Prize (1979), Demidov Prize (2004), Lomonosov Gold Medal (2004).