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Alexander Zaitsev (astronomer)
Russian astronomer (1945–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Леонидович Зайцев; 19 May 1945 – 29 November 2021) was a Russian and Soviet radio engineer and astronomer from Fryazino.[1][2][3] He worked on radar astronomy devices, near-Earth asteroid radar research, and SETI.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Zaitsev.
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Born | Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev (1945-05-19)19 May 1945 |
Died | 29 November 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 76) |
Known for | the chief scientist at the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics the SETI League's Regional Coordinator for Russia |
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Fields | Radar astronomy Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (METI) near-Earth asteroid radar research |
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