Vladimir Nikolaevich Chikolev (23 July 23 [4 August], 1845, Peski - 22 February [6 March], 1898, St Petersburg) was a Russian scientist who specialised in electrical engineering. He founded the company Elektrotekhnik.
He attended the Moscow Alexander Orphan Military School, before becoming a volunteer at the Imperial Moscow University where he attracted the attention of Professor Jakov Tsvetkov of the Petrovsk Agricultural Academy who appointed him as an assistant.Chikolev, Vladimir Nikolaevich, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1903)
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