Ivan Stranski

Ivan Nikolov Stranski (; ; – 19 June 1979) was a Bulgarian and later a German physical chemist who is considered the father of crystal growth research.

He was the founder of the Bulgarian school of physical chemistry, heading the departments of physical chemistry at Sofia University and later at ''Technische Hochschule Berlin'' (today Technische Universität Berlin), of which he was also rector. The Stranski–Krastanov growth and Kossel–Stranski model are some of Stranski's contributions which bear his name. Provided by Wikipedia