Nicolae Donici [SEP] date of death
Nicolae Donici
Nicolae Donici (; 1/13 September 1874, Chişinău (currently the Republic of Moldova) - 1960, Puget-Theniers, Alpes-Maritimes, France) was a Romanian astronomer born in Bessarabia. Nicolae Donici (Donitch) was born into an old family of Romanian nobles from Bessarabia in the Petricani region of Chişinău. He graduated from the University in Odessa (Ukraine). Subsequently he served as state clerk in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Concomittantly he had his own private observatory. He conducted research in countries such
Dubăsarii Vechi
Dubăsarii Vechi is a village in Criuleni District, Moldova.
History.
In 1908, Nicolae Donici established a private astronomical observatory in his village of Dubăsarii Vechi. The astronomical observatory in Dubăsarii Vechi directed by Donici enjoyed a number of astronomers from everywhere: the German: Emanuel von der Pahlen, the Russian emigrants: Lev Ocoulitch and Andrei Baikov.
Notable people.
- Nicolae Donici
- Haralambie Corbu
External links.
- Vocea Basarabiei, Satul Dubăsari Vechi a eternizat numele a două personalități