Nationality Russian Name Vladimir Zotikov | Fields Textile manufacturing | |
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Born 23 January 1887
Yalta, Russian Empire ( 1887-01-23 ) Institutions Moscow Textile Institute Known for theory of cotton-spinning Died November 12, 1970, Moscow, Russia Alma mater Bauman Moscow State Technical University | ||
Vladimir Evgenievich Zotikov (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Зо́тиков) (January 23 [O.S. January 10] 1887 – November 12, 1970) was a prominent Russian and Soviet scientist and textile engineer best known for having developed the theory of cotton-spinning. He devoted his life to the study and improvement of mechanical technology of fibrous materials.
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Life and work
Born in Yalta, Crimea, his parents were Evgeny Zotikov, a mechanical engineer, and Elizaveta Zotikova née Savitskaya. He was educated first at home, then studied at Moscow private Realschule (Реальное училище) and Imperial Moscow Technical School (1911).
Honors
Honored Worker of Science and Technology of RSFSR (1963).
He was awarded Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow".