Yuri Zisser (Belarusian: Юрый Анатольевіч Зісер, Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Зиссер, June 28, 1960 – May 17, 2020) was a Belarusian programmer and entrepreneur, known as a founder and owner of TUT.by,[1] the most visited Belarusian web portal.

Yuri Zisser
Юрый Анатольевіч Зісер
Zisser in 2015
Born(1960-06-28)June 28, 1960
Lviv, USSR
DiedMay 17, 2020(2020-05-17) (aged 59)
Minsk, Belarus
CitizenshipBelarus
Occupationentrepreneur
Known forTut.by

Biography

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Yuri Zisser was born in a Jewish family[2] in Lviv, Ukraine and graduated from the North Western Polytechnic Institute in Leningrad. In 1987 he moved to Minsk, Belarus. In 1992 he established the company Nadezhnye programmy (Russian: УП "Надёжные программы").[3]

He has been one of the most frequent members of the jury of the social projects competition SocialWeekend.[4]

He was author of several books on Internet marketing and software marketing.

He died due to stomach cancer complications.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "О компании TUT.BY". TUT.by. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Shustin, Aaron (May 17, 2020). "Юрий Зиссер (28.6.1960–17.5.2020) о евреях и Израиле".
  3. ^ "Юрий Зиссер". 28 December 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Все про SW16".
  5. ^ "В Беларуси умер основатель портала Tut.by Юрий Зиссер" [Yury Zisser Dies at 60] (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-07-10.