Mikhail Kharit

Mikhail Kharit (Михаил Давидович Харит; 2 July 1955, Moscow) – a Soviet and Russian scientist, architect, PhD in Engineering Science, professor, writer, Lenin Komsomol Prize laureate in science and technology.

Biography and scientific work
Mikhail Kharit was born in Moscow on 2 July 1955, in a family of scientists. After graduation from the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers (MIIT)in 1977 he continued his scientific activities at the same institution.

He defended his PhD Thesis in 1981. The main conclusion of the PhD Thesis appeared as a separate item in the Soviet Union Construction Norms and Regulations.

Then he worked at the Central Research Institute of Transport Construction as a head of the "Central laboratory for the protection of metal and concrete structures from hazardous external influences".

In 1989 he became the Lenin Komsomol Prize laureate in science and technology on the basis of "creation of highly efficient methods of fastening the underground workings, constructed in difficult engineering and geological conditions with use of new composite materials".

In 1987 he became the head of a major architectural and construction company in Russia "Интекс" ("Intex"). Being an architect, during the period from 1998 to 2001 he participated in the restoration of historic buildings in Russia, England, Italy.

One of his famous inventions is a new artificial stone (architectural concrete) with adjustable appearance, colors and characteristics such as: frost resistance, water resistance and strength. Well-known technology called "ИНТЕКС. Белый камень" ("INTEX. White stone") is also one of his inventions. Note that all of his inventions, such as: new materials and technology held for use in building and renovating of houses in historical styles were approved and recommended for implementation at the facilities of Moscow during the meeting of the Moscow City Duma. Afterwards, these scientific researches were followed by his son Oleg Mikhailovich Kharit Олег Михаилович Харит.

In 1997, M. Kharit was awarded the Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" for significant contribution in the development of Moscow.

In 2001, the first volume of Encyclopedia of Architecture titled "The New age of Russian country estate" was published under his name.

In 2003, "The New York Times" called Mikhail Kharit one of the most successful structural architects in Russia.

At the beginning of 2000, M. Kharit started to research the influence of houses' architectural style on human health. This research allowed him to develop a new algorithm and to create a program that uses the equations of the regression analysis and the Fourier series for the analysis of the collected statistical data. He developed a new algorithm and created a program that uses the equations of the for the analysis of the collected statistical data.

In 2005, M. Kharit published the second volume of Encyclopedia of Architecture "A beautiful house. Architectural ideas from different countries". The same year he defended his doctoral thesis for the degree of PhD in Technical Sciences and got an academic rank of Professor. He was elected as President of the United Foundation for socio-economic research, development of architecture, science, culture and art ("Unity") as well as became a member of the Union of Journalists. During the years of his management a periodic journal "Modern" was published. Note that this journal published the latest researches in the field of architecture, videoecology, psychophysics, philosophy, neuropsychology and religion.

He was also a participant of scientific expeditions in Antarctica, the Loch Ness lake, the estate of Antoine Thomson d'Abbadi, the Pyrenees, the Cathar and Basque country, the Egyptian pyramids, the Dead Sea and took part in archaeological excavations in Israel, Italy, Greece, France. He published a series of articles on philosophy, history of religions, Kabbalah, theology.

In 2006, M. Kharit published the monograph titled "The Mysteries of the Holy Scriptures. Commentaries to the Bible and the Torah".

In 2008, the third volume of the Encyclopedia of Architecture "Famous houses, castles and estates" was published under his name.

In 2015, he published his first novel known under the name "Piscatores et Vinitores". In 2021 the sequel to the novel "Fishermen and Winegrowers" was published: "Fishermen and Winegrowers.  At the beginning of change ".

In 2022, two of the largest Russian publishing houses publishing his new book "Ar-Megiddo Carnival".

He is a Master of Sports in Boxing as well as constantly practices kyokushinkai karate and hand-to-hand combat.