Georgi Ivanov Manev Георги Иванов Манев | |
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Born | 15 January 1884 |
Died | 15 July 1965 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Alma mater | University of Sofia |
Known for | Manev field |
Children | Angel Manev Fannie Maneva |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Classical and celestial mechanics |
Institutions | University of Sofia |
55th Minister of Public Education (Bulgaria) | |
In office 24 January 1938 – 14 November 1938 | |
Prime Minister | Georgi Kyoseivanov |
Preceded by | Nikolay Nikolaev |
Succeeded by | Bogdan Filov |
31st Rector of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" | |
In office 1936–1937 | |
Preceded by | Michail Arnaudov |
Succeeded by | Georgi Genov |
Georgi Manev (Bulgarian: Георги Манев) (15 January 1884 – 15 July 1965) was a Bulgarian physicist, founder of the Sofia University Department of Theoretical Physics, rector of Sofia University (1936–37) and education minister of Bulgaria (1938).[1] His work, mostly known as the Manev field, is used today in aerospace science.
The articles he published in the 1920s have been noticed by Yusuke Hagihara and have been further analysed by Florin Diacu and co-workers.