# Gury Marchuk

_Russian mathematician (1925-2013)_

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> Gury Ivanovich Marchuk was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the fields of computational mathematics, and physics of atmosphere. Academician ; 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).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 8 June 1925 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Petrokhersonets ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P19))
- **Died:** 24 March 2013 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Russia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P27))
- **Occupation:** mathematician; university teacher; politician; physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1947) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P102))
- **Education:** Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University; Saint Petersburg State University; Saint Petersburg State University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P69))
- **Positions held:** president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (16 October 1986 – 17 December 1991); president (1980–1987) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P39))
- **Awards:** USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Lenin Prize; Padma Bhushan in Science & Engineering; Demidov Prize; Order of Friendship; Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"; Order of Georgi Dimitrov ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605#P166))

## Questions

**When was Gury Marchuk born?**  
Gury Marchuk was born on 8 June 1925 in Petrokhersonets.

**What positions has Gury Marchuk held?**  
Positions held by Gury Marchuk include: president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1986–1991); president (1980–1987).

**Where did Gury Marchuk study?**  
Gury Marchuk was educated at Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg State University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gury Marchuk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gury_Marchuk) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q574605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574605) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Академик Гурий Иванович Марчук на юбилее ФЭИ.jpg by Алексей Мельников Калуга (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%90%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%93%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%87%D1%83%D0%BA_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B5_%D0%A4%D0%AD%D0%98.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Gury Marchuk". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gury-marchuk. Retrieved 8 November 2026.