Boris Evguenievich Paton (1918–2020)

Borys Yevhenovych Paton (27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian scientist and a long-time chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was appointed to this post in 1962 and held it until his death. Paton, like his father Evgeny Paton, was famous for his works in electric welding.