Mark Veyngerov was born in
Saint Petersburg in the family of medical doctors: Cecilia Borisovna Brushteyn (, ?-1953) was a
physiotherapist and Leonid Iosifovich Veyngerov (, 1867-1934) was a wide-known
balneologist. 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 (). He also was the leader of the "Aid Society for Poor Jews" and was the Main Secretary of St. Petersburg Medical Society in 1907–1911. Mark Leonidovich Veyngerov graduated from Physics department of
Saint Petersburg State University in 1925. He worked on
PhD under scientific supervision of academician . At 1931 he was hired at the
State Optics Institute and had been working in
Infrared Optics Laboratory for many years. Before
World War II he taught physics in Mozhaisky Military Space Academy. After
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 of the Physical Optics and Spectroscopy Department (1956-1965). Mark Veyngerov received the following science degrees:
PhD (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 S.M. Luchin designed non-selective Optic-Acoustical Detector (1941). He was Awarded
USSR State Prize in 1946 for developing of Express Optic-Acoustical Gas Analysis. Also awarded
Order of the Badge of Honour and other medals. ==References==