Vassil Tzankov Tzankov | |
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Васил Цанков Цанков | |
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| Born | 2 April 1905 |
| Died | 25 August 1986 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Central Sofia Cemetery 42°42.803′N 23°20.193′E / 42.713383°N 23.336550°E |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Citizenship | Bulgaria |
| Alma mater | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" |
| Known for | "Fossils of Bulgaria" (Bulgarian: Фосилите на България) |
| Spouse | Kincha Tzankova (Maltcheva) (1907-2002) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology, Stratigraphy |
| Institutions | Sofia University University of Vienna University of Paris University of Berlin Bulgarian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labour Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Thesis | Геология на Шуменското плоскогорие и близките му околности, дисертация представена на Физико-математическия факултет на университета в София за добиване на титлата доктор по естествените науки от Васил Цанков от Горна Оряховица (An Essay on Geology of the Shumen Plateau and Its Near Vicinities) (1930) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephan Bonchev |
| Doctoral students | Stoycho V. Breskovski |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Tzankov |
Vassil Tzankov Tzankov (Bulgarian: Васил Цанков Цанков) (April 2, 1905, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria – August 25, 1986, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian geologist and paleontologist.[1][2] He is best known for his work on Upper Cretaceous ammonites and bivalves.[3][4] Tzankov was head of Bulgarian Geological Survey from 1941 until 1944. In 1945 he became docent and in 1947 - professor, and was appointed to the paleontology chair at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". In the late 1950s Tzankov organized the launch and became the first editor and one of the principal authors of the multi-volume treatise "Fossils of Bulgaria" (Bulgarian: Фосилите на България). Contributors to the treatise included leading Bulgarian specialists in the field. He served as deputy director of the Geological Institute at the Committee for Geology and Mineral Resources in the period 1960-1966. From 1967 to 1982 Tzankov also served as head of the Department of Paleontology with the Geological Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 1967 he was elected as a corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
- ^ International Palaeontological Union (I.P.U.) (1968). Westermann, G.E.G. (ed.). Directory of Palaeontologists of the World (excl. Soviet Union & continental China) (2 ed.). Hamilton, Ontario: McMaster University. p. 118. Retrieved June 30, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Tchoumatchenco, Platon; Nikolov, Todor (2016). "Compendium of Bulgarian Palaeontologists (1896-December 31, 2015). Part II. Л - Я (L - Ya) " (PDF). Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society (in Bulgarian and English). 77 (2–3): 89–90.
- ^ Tzankov, V.; Pamouktchiev, A.; Tchechmedjieva, V.; Motekova, N. (1981). Les fossiles de Bulgarie V Crétacé supérieur. Grandes foraminifères, Anthozoaires, Gastéropodes, Bivalvia (in Bulgarian and French). Sofia: Éditions de L'Académie bulgare des sciences – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Tzankov, Vassil (1982). Les fossiles de Bulgarie Va Crétacé supérieur, Cephalopoda (Nautiloidea, Ammonoidea) et Echonodermata (Echinoidea). Sofia: Éditions de L'Académie bulgare des sciences.