Famous People with Name Soltan

Soltan Elbertovich Takazov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Soltan Elbertovich Takazov: is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure.

Andrzej Soltan            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Andrzej Soltan: was a Polish nuclear physicist. He also worked on spectroscopy in the band between far ultraviolet and X-rays. During his visit to Caltech in 1932-33, together with H. Richard Crane and Charles Christian Lauritsen, he discovered a method for producing neutron beams, by bombarding lithium or beryllium nuclei with accelerated deuterons.He was appointed professor at Warsaw University in 1947, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1952, and in 1955 he became the first director of the Institute of Nuclear Research in Swierk, Otwock County near Warsaw, now known as the Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies.

Maria Soltan            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Maria Soltan: is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Petru Soltan            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Petru Soltan: is a mathematician from Moldova. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. Petru Soltan is a member of the Mathematical Society of Moldova. Petru Soltan served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994) and is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.