▁( , ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁and ▁Soviet ▁engineer ▁of ▁German ▁descent ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁E . ▁O . ▁Pat on ▁Electric ▁W eld ing ▁Institute ▁in ▁K iev . ▁Pat on ▁was ▁a ▁people ' s ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 5 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁B ory s ▁Pat on . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁in ▁Nice , ▁France , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Dresden ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁( grad u ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Petersburg ▁Institute ▁of ▁Railway ▁Ro ads ▁( grad u ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ). ▁He ▁designed ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁station ▁in ▁Dresden , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁Moscow ▁Engineering ▁College ▁of ▁Railway ▁Ro ads ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 0 4 ). ▁Pat on ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁K iev ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Bridge ▁Department ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁organized ▁a ▁w eld ing ▁labor atory ▁and ▁the ▁Electric ▁W eld ing ▁Committee . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Pat on ▁founded ▁the ▁Electric ▁W eld ing ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R ▁in ▁K iev