Pyotr Lysenko

Pyotr Fyodorovich Lysenko
Born(1931-09-16)16 September 1931
Zarechany, Polotsk district, Belarus
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 88)
Alma materBelarusian Pedagogical University
Scientific career
Fieldsarchaeology
InstitutionsInstitute of History of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences

Pyotr Fyodorovich Lysenko (Russian: Пё́тр Фё́дорович Лысе́нко, Belarusian: Пё́тар Фё́даравіч Лысе́нка), (16 September 1931, in Zarechany, Polotsk district, Vitebsk Region, Belarus – 23 March 2020) was a Belarusian archaeologist, Doctor of History (since 1988), professor (since 1993).

He was the author of over 110 scientific works, several monographs. His most famous work is the discovery of the ancient Berestye and establishment of the Berestye Archeological Museum.

Lysenko died on 23 March 2020.