
Russian Empire
Jakow Iwanowitsch Potapenko (* 4. February 1904 in Svetlograd; † 7. March 1975 in Novocherkassk) was a scientist. He was 71 years old. He studied at Russian State Agricultural University. He worked at Ya.I. Potapenko All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking. He received 9 awards, including Stalin Prize, USSR State Prize.