Belousov

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Belousov is a common Russian surname formed from the nickname Belye usy (Russian: Белые Усы) meaning White Moustache. The femine form of the surname is Belousova.

It may refer to:

  • Aleksander Belousov, Yiddish-language poet;
  • Boris Belousov, Soviet chemist;
  • Boris Mikhailovich Belousov, Soviet Minister of the Engineering Industry 1987-1989, Soviet Minister of Defense Industry 1989-1991;
  • Boris Nikolaevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut;
  • Valentin Danilovich Belousov (1925 -1988), prof., dr., famous Soviet matematician (was born in what is now Republic of Moldova), founder of the Theory of Quasigroups;
  • Vladimir Belousov, Soviet geologist ;
  • Ludmila Belousova, Russian figure skater;

The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction is named after Boris Belousov.