Vladimir Fortov

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russian physicist. He was director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures from 1992 to 2013. He was president of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 2013 to 2017.^[1] In 1991, he became a member of the academy.

Vladimir Fortov
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences
In office 29 May 2013 – 22 March 2017
Succeeded by	Valery Kozlov (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-23)23 January 1946 Noginsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (aged 74) Moscow, Russia
Alma mater	Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Profession	Academic of Russian Academy of Sciences

He was known for his research in thermal physics, shock waves and plasma physics.

Fortov died on 29 November 2020 in Moscow from COVID-19 at the age of 74.^[2]

References

1. Владимир Фортов избран президентом Российской академии наук (in Russian). ITAR-TASS. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. Скончался болевший коронавирусом экс-глава РАН Фортов [Corona-infected ex-head of the RAS (Russian academy of sciences) has died] (in Russian). Interfax. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.