O.V. Kobelev (1860, Tsarskoye Selo - 30.09.1942, Kyiv, buried in the cemetery Lukianivka) - famous Kyiv architect, teacher, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Architects.
There are not many universities in Kyiv in which educational and auxiliary buildings are all situated practically in the same area. KPI is one of them; consequently, it is extremely comfortable for staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students.