Vladimir Vernadsky

Vladimir Vernadsky
Vernadsky in 1934
Born
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky

12 March [O.S. 28 February] 1863[1]
Died6 January 1945 (aged 81)[1]
EducationDoctor of Science (1897)
Alma materSaint Petersburg Imperial University
Known forNoosphere
Biogeochemistry
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, crystallography, mineralogy, geochemistry, radiogeology, biology, biogeochemistry, philosophy
InstitutionsMoscow University Professor
National Academy of Science of Ukraine
Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies
Thesis Slip phenomena of crystalline matter
Signature

Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky ;[2] Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Вернадський;[3][4] 12 March [O.S. 28 February] 1863 – 6 January 1945), was a Ukrainian[5] and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist who is considered one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and radiogeology.[1] He was one of the founders and the first president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences[6][7] (now National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).[8] Vladimir Vernadsky is most noted for his 1926 book The Biosphere in which he inadvertently worked to popularize Eduard Suess's 1875 term biosphere, by hypothesizing that life is the geological force that shapes the earth. In 1943 he was awarded the Stalin Prize. Vernadsky's portrait is depicted on the Ukrainian ₴1,000 hryvnia banknote.

  1. ^ a b c d e Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. ^ "Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky was a Ukrainian-Russian scientist
  3. ^ "Vernadsky, Volodymyr". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ Denis, Pishniak. "History of Akademik Vernadsky Station". UAC. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Bassin, M.; Glebov, S.; Laruelle, M. (17 July 2015). Between Europe and Asia: The Origins, Theories, and Legacies of Russian Eurasianism. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 288. All the evidence we have suggest that the Vernadskys likely belonged to the small group of ethnic Ukrainians who had dual "Russian – Ukrainian" identity. ... There is general consensus among scholars that from very early on Vladimir Vernadsky (who, although born in St. Petersburg, did live as a young boy with his parents in Kharkiv, Ukraine) was conscious of his Ukrainian origin. He maintained a keen interest in Ukrainian affairs after he moved to St. Petersburg and Moscow, and during the decade proceeding the Russian revolution participated in all of the important debates on the "Ukrainian question" in his dual capacity of prominent academic and influential politician.
  6. ^ "Honoring Vladimir Vernadsky: Russian-Ukrainian Scientist's 150th Year Wraps Up". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Vernadsky was a patriot of both Ukraine and Russia
  7. ^ Верна́дський Володи́мир Іва́нович. Універсальний Словник-Енциклопедія
  8. ^ Samson, Paul R.; Pitt, David C. (1999). The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader: Global Environment, Society, and Change. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-16644-7.