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Carl KrugSoviet electrical engineer, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Date of Birth: 06.07.1873
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- German Universities
- Moscow State University
- Academic Career
- First Dean of the Electrical Engineering Faculty
- Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MEI)
- Scientific Achievements
- Leadership and Recognition
- All-Union Electrotechnical Institute
- Member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR
- Awards and Honors
- Honored Scientist and Engineering Worker of the RSFSR (1937)
Early Life and Education
Moscow Higher Technical SchoolStudied at the Moscow Higher Technical School
Received a two-year scholarship for study in Germany after completing his thesis in 1898
German Universities
Interned at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Technical University of Berlin
Moscow State University
Completed a full course in the Physics and Mathematics Faculty through external studies in 1903
Academic Career
Moscow Higher Technical School (MVTU)Taught physics after returning from Germany
Founded the Electrical Engineering Department in 1915
Developed a course that later formed the basis of his textbook, "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering"
First Dean of the Electrical Engineering Faculty
Became the first dean of the Electrical Engineering Faculty at MVTU in 1917
Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MEI)
Established the Moscow Power Engineering Institute in 1930 based on the MVTU faculty
Served as Head of the Department of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Scientific Achievements
Innovative ResearchDeveloped a scientific school in electrical engineering
Made significant contributions to asynchronous motors, electrical energy conversion, and arc valves
Leadership and Recognition
Commission on GOELROMember of the Commission on GOELRO, responsible for electrifying central and Volga regions
All-Union Electrotechnical Institute
Director of the newly founded State Experimental Electrotechnical Institute in 1920 (later renamed All-Union Electrotechnical Institute named after V.I. Lenin)
Member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Elected as a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1933
Awards and Honors
Received Order of Lenin (twice), Order of the Red Banner of Labor (twice), Order of the Badge of Honor, and other medals
Honored Scientist and Engineering Worker of the RSFSR (1937)
Later Life and LegacyEnergy Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (EII)
Worked at EII from 1937 until his death
Burial Site
Buried in the Vvedenskoye Cemetery in Moscow
