Mykola Yuliyovych Vagner was born on 11 (24) January 1893 in Saint Petersburg in the family of well-known zoologist Yuliy M. Vagner. In 1898, after the moving to Kyiv Yuliy M. Vagner started working in Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
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.