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B I O G R A P H Y
GEORGI NADJAKOV

Georgi Stefanov Nadjakov was born in Dupnitsa in 26 December 1896 (old style). There was a mineral source spring in his native home on the 11 Georgi Bachkov Str in Dupnitsa [1].

He studied mathematics and physics during the First World War and graduated from the University of Sofia.

Sofia University appointed Georgi Nadjakov to assistant in physics. Faculty of Physics and Mathematics gave him a grant to specialization abroad. He went to Paul Langevin and Marie Curie. Nadjakov investigated insulators and semi-conductors in Langevin's laboratory one year. Sofia University's research fund gave him 5 000 leva for materials in addition to a grant. The results of his study were published in Bulgaria. These articles were his first scientific publications.

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Georgi Nadjakov and his wife Vera Postompirowa (1902-1973)
together with physicists professors and students at the Sofia University in 1925

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics elected Georgi Nadjakov to associate professor in the chair of experimental physics. He lectured on experimental physics courses and electrical engineering cours with new demonstration and laboratory experiments. He held professorship in experimental physics later.

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Georgi Nadjakov was the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics dean and Sofia University rector.

He dead in 24 February 1981


Dupnitsa

Institute of Solid State Physics has the name Georgi Nadjakov since 1982

Nadjakov Glacier has named since 03.06.2010, Bulgarian Antarktic Gazetteer, p. 292

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Created: 10 December 2004
Updated: 12.12.2023