Grigori Levitski
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Grigori Levitski (27 October 1852 Kharkiv – 26 October 1918 St. Petersburg) was an astronomer from the Russian Empire.{{cite web |title=Tartu Observatory |url=https://www.muuseum.ut.ee/vvebook/pages/4_8.html |website=www.muuseum.ut.ee |access-date=19 June 2021}}
In 1879 he graduated from St. Petersburg University. In 1880s he worked at Pulkovo Observatory.
1894-1908 he was the head of Tartu Observatory. 1901-1905 he was the president of Estonian Naturalists' Society. 1903-1905 he was the rector of Tartu University.
From 1915 he was the chairman of Russian Astronomical Society.
Works
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- The Histories of the Observatories of Kharkov and Tartu (1894, 1899)
- The Lexicon of Professors of Tartu University (1902-1903)
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Category:Astronomers from the Russian Empire
Category:Scientists from Kharkiv
Category:Academic staff of the University of Tartu
Category:Rectors of the University of Tartu
Category:Saint Petersburg State University alumni
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