Valeryan Uryvaev

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Valeryan Andreyevich Uryvaev was an eminent Soviet hydrologist and the head of Russian State Hydrological Institute from 1942–1968.{{Cite web |title=About GGI (History) {{!}} "State Hydrological Institute" (SHI) |url=http://www.hydrology.ru/en/about-ggi-history |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.hydrology.ru}} He was a graduate of the Moscow Hydrometeorological Institute. A research vessel was named after him.