Nikolay Benardos
Inventor
Nikolay Nikolayevich Benardos was an inventor from the Russian Empire who was of Greek descent who in 1881 introduced carbon arc welding, which was the first practical arc welding method. Wikipedia
Born: July 26, 1842, Elisavetgrad uezd
Died: September 21, 1905 (age 63 years), Kiev Governorate
Education: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv