Anatoliy Lure

Anatoliy Isakovich Lure (Russian: Анато́лий Иса́кович Лурье́, 19 July 1901 – 12 February 1980) was a Soviet engineer and applied mathematician, notable for his contributions to nonlinear control. He was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1960).

Anatoliy Isakovich Lure
Анатолий Исакович Лурье
Born	(1901-07-19)July 19, 1901 Mogilev, Russian Empire
Died	February 12, 1980(1980-02-12) (aged 78) Leningrad, Soviet Union

Biography

Anatoliy was born on July 19, 1901 in Mogilev, Mogilev province in the family of physician Isaac Anatolyevich Lure (1866-1946). He was the fifth child in the family.^[1]

In 1911 he entered the Mogilev Men's Gymnasium. After graduation he worked as a secretary in the Department of Public Education at the Mogilev District Executive Committee.^[1]

In 1920-1923 he studied at the Ural Mining Institute. In 1923-1925 he studied in Leningrad Polytechnic Institute.^[1]

In 1926 Anatoliy married to Berta Yakovlevna Granat.^[1]

In 1925-1941 he worked in Leningrad Polytechnic Institute.^[1]

In 1935 he was confirmed as a professor, in 1939 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences.^[1]

In 1933-1941 – Professor of the Military Electrotechnical Academy named after S.M. Budyonny. In 1938-1941 – Professor of Leningrad State University.^[1]

1941-1944 – Head of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics at the Ural Industrial Institute named after S.M. Kirov.^[1]

1944-1977 – Head of the Department "Dynamics and Strength of Machines" of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute.^[1]

In 1956 he joined the Initial composition of the USSR National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.^[1]

In 1955-1960 he was Senior Researcher at the Institute of Electromechanics.^[1]

Lure died on February 12, 1980 in Leningrad. He was buried at the Komarovsky cemetery.^[1]

Awards

Lure was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour, medals.^[1]