• Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Шухов; 28 August [O.S. 16 August] 1853 – 2 February 1939) was a Russian and Soviet engineer-polymath...
  • Shukhov's contemporary NS Kudinova described him as follows: “Vladimir Grigorievich is a man of average height, thin, with surprisingly clear and spotless blue eyes.
  • In the late 19th century, genius Russian architect and engineer Vladimir Shukhov created pioneering inventions, some of which are still widely used...
  • In 1929 Shukhov was elected the honorable member of the USSR Academy of sciences. During his last years Vladimir Grigorievich led a secluded way of life and...
  • Vladimir Shukhov is often referred to as Russia’s Edison. He was one of the first to develop stress and deformation calculations, though he is most famous for...
  • On August 28 , 1853 , Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov was born.
  • The first registered invention of Vladimir Shukhov was a steam nozzle, which was later used in the production of steam boilers by the "Office of engineer Bari".
  • One person central to this critically formative period was the Russian polymath—engineer, scientist, architect, and photographer—Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939).
  • Vladimir Shukhov was born in a town of Graivoron, Belgorod Oblast, into a petty noble family.
  • In addition, Frei Otto, Richard Buckminster Fuller and Santiago Calatrava Shukhov was a leading representatives of the early biomorphic, organic architecture.