Nora by Radmila Schegoleva
Partner, then wife, of Dau (1949-1968) Institute years: 1947-1968 1908 Born on 23rd March. Mother a typist, father works at the conservatory. 1925 Graduates from high school. Fails to pass entrance exams for the Kharkov Institute of National Economy. Works in a chocolate factory as a packer. 1928 Marries Alexander Lysenko, a manager at the chocolate factory. Enters the Kharkov Institute of Technology studying chemical engineering. 1930 Divorces Alexander Lysenko. 1933 Receives a chemistry diploma, and meets Dau at the graduation party. 1941 Moves to Moscow to live with Dau in the Institute. 1949 Marries Dau in May. A son, Denis, born on 21st December. 1962 Dau is seriously injured in a car accident, enters a long period of rehabilitation, formally ending his academic career. 1968 No data available after November 8th 1968.