▁of ▁India ▁Category : Comp an ions ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Empire ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : Inst itute ▁direct ors ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁histor ians ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Sed berg h ▁School <0x0A> </s> ▁Victor ▁E f im ov ich ▁Kh ain ▁( ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁B aku , ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Moscow , ▁Russia ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Soviet / Russ ian ▁ge ology ▁scient ist , ▁academ ician ▁of ▁USS R ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( 1 9 8 7 , ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ) ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁academ ies . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁Victor ▁E . ▁Kh ain ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B aku , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁( 2 6 ) ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁ge ological ▁survey ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁min ing ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Indust rial ▁Institute ▁( now ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁O il ▁Academy ). ▁Following ▁his ▁work ▁for ▁Az ne fter az ved ka ▁( A zer ba ij an ▁O il ▁Ex pl oration ▁Company )