Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Рыжо́в; October 28, 1930 – July 29, 2017) was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the field of fluid dynamics, political and social activist.
He was born in Moscow.
He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Academician since 1987; Corresponding Member since 1981).
He served as Russian Ambassador to France from 1992 through 1998.

Ryzhov died on July 29, 2017 in Moscow at the age of 86.
Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Рыжо́в; October 28, 1930 – July 29, 2017) was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the field of fluid dynamics, political and social activist. He was born in Moscow. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Academician since 1987; Corresponding Member since 1981). He served as Russian Ambassador to France from 1992 through 1998.
Ryzhov died on July 29, 2017 in Moscow at the age of 86.
Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov