Maria Orbeli

Maria Orbeli
Born	Maria Leonovna Orbeli 1916 Petrograd, Russian Empire
Died	1949 (aged 32–33) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet
Scientific career
Fields	Physics

Maria Orbeli (Russian: Мария Орбели) (1916 — 1949) was a Soviet physicist of Armenian origin. She was the daughter of well-known Soviet physiologist and academician Leon Orbeli.

Biography

Maria Orbeli was born to parents Leon Orbeli and Elizabeth Aladjova in 1916. She belonged to renowned Armenian clan of scientists, whose ancestors were known from twelve centuries. In 1938, Orbeli graduated from Leningrad University and began to work at Voeikov Observatory. From 1939 to 1949, she worked in Khlopin Radium Institute.[1] Orbeli studied nuclear physics and the division of uranium under the influence of neutrons. During her work, she got sick with acute radiation syndrome, which lead to her death.[2]

Maria Orbeli was buried at the Bogoslovskoe Cemetery in 1949.[3]

See also

• Orbeli family

References

1. "Хронология". Радиевый институт. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
2. "Орбели Леон Абгарович (1882-1958)". funeral-spb.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
3. "Орбели Мария Леоновна". Центр генеалогических исследований. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-03-28.