Mark Leonidovich Veyngerov was a Soviet Physicist, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics State Prize 1946 awardee for papers in the field of Optics.
Background
Mark Veyngerov was born in Saint St. Petersburg in the family of doctors: Cecilia Borisovna Brushteyn (Russian: Цецилия Борисовна Бруштейн, ?-1953) was a physiotherapist and Leonid Iosifovich Veyngerov (Russian: Леонид Иосифович Вейнгеров, 1867-1934) was a wide-known balneologist.
Education
Saint St. Petersburg State University.
Career
Leonid Veyngerov was the author of such well-known medical books, as Compendium to recipe with a description of the most common drugs that are not included in the Russian pharmacopoeia (Russian: "Краткое руководство по общей и частной рецептуре с описанием наиболее употребительных препаратов, не вошедших в российскую фармакопею"). He also was the leader of the "Aid Society for Poor Jews" and in 1907–1911 was the Main Secretary of Saint St. Petersburg Medical Society. Mark Leonidovich Veyngerov graduated from Physics department of Saint St. Petersburg State University in 1925.
He worked on Doctor of Philosophy under scientific supervision of academician Alexander Alexeyevich Lebedev.
At 1931 he was hired at the State Optics Institute and had been working in Infrared Optics Laboratory for many years. Before World World War II he taught physics in Mozhaisky Military Space Academy.
After World World War II he became lecturer in LITMO. He occupied the following positions: Professor of General Physics Department (1945-1948). Head of the Infrared Optics Department (1948-1954).
Professor( 1954-1956, 1965-1967) and the Head( 1956-1965) of the Physical Optics and Spectroscopy Department.
Mark Veyngerov received the following science degrees: Doctor of Philosophy (1930). Docent (1935); Doctor Nauk (1940), Professor (1942). He designed Infrared Radiation Detector on the basis of Bimetallic Plate Vacuum Diode (1932), designed Selective Optic-Acoustical Detector -- Spectrophone with wide sensitivity spectrum (1937).
In collaboration with South. M. Luchin designed non-selective Optic-Acoustical Detector (1941).