Bernsham Alexander Natanovich (1910-1956), Doctor of Historical Sciences (1942), Professor (1946).Jewish. Born in the city of Kerch. Graduated from the Geography Faculty of Leningrad State University (Leningrad, 1933). Worked in Kyrgyzstan, conducting archaeological research. Specialist in the field of archaeology. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and medals of the USSR. Honored Worker of Science of the Kyrgyz SSR (1945). Over 200 scientific works published.
Main works:
1. Monuments of Antiquity of the Talas Valley, 1941.
2. Socio-economic Structure of the Orkhon-Yenisei Turks of the 6th-8th Centuries, 1946.
3. Architectural Monuments of Kyrgyzstan, 1950.
4. The Chui Valley, 1950.
5. Ancient Fergana, 1951.