Ivan Yazev

Ivan Yazev
Иван Язев
Born
Ivan Naumovich Yazev

(1895-09-28)28 September 1895
Died18 April 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 59)
Alma materOmsk State Agrarian University
Children2
RelativesSergei Arkturovich Yazev (grandson)
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, geodesy
Thesis Влияние космических причин на движение земного полюса

Ivan Naumovich Yazev (Russian: Иван Наумович Язев; 28 September 1895 – 18 April 1955) was a Soviet astronomer, geodesist, and professor. Born to a peasant family in Russia, he spawned a dynasty of Russian astronomers, including Sergei Arkturovich Yazev, who served as the head of Irkutsk State University's astronomical observatory.