Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky | |
|---|---|
Александр Моисеевич Городницкий | |
 Gorodnitsky at 2015 Grushinsky Festival | |
| Born | 20 March 1933 |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Occupation(s) | geologist, oceanographer, and poet, bard |
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky[a] (born March 20, 1933) is a Soviet and Russian bard and poet.
He is the author of over 60 books, poems, songs, and other literary works.[1] His song "Atlantes Hold the Heavens" is the official anthem of the Hermitage Museum and considered as unofficial anthem of Saint Petersburg.[2][3]
Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer. Gorodnitsky is an author of over 250 scientific publications on geophysics and tectonics of ocean bottom.[1]
Asteroid No. 5988[4] and a pass in the Sayan Mountains were named after Alexander Gorodnitsky.[1]
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- ^ a b c "Биография Александра Городницкого" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 20 March 2013.
- ^ Alisultanova, Asiya (25 October 2018). "У Эрмитажа появился официальный гимн. Его автор — бард Александр Городницкий". Sobaka.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Вечер Корпоративных Друзей Эрмитажа" (in Russian). Клуб Друзей Эрмитажа. 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup".