Vladimir Vernadsky | |
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 Vernadsky in 1934 | |
| Born | Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky 12 March [O.S. 28 February] 1863[1] |
| Died | 6 January 1945 (aged 81)[1] |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Education | Doctor of Science (1897) |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Known for | Noosphere Biogeochemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, crystallography, mineralogy, geochemistry, radiogeology, biology, biogeochemistry, philosophy |
| Institutions | Moscow 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 |
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Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, also spelt Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky (Russian: Владимир Иванович Вернадский;[2] Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Вернадський;[3][4] 12 March [O.S. 28 February] 1863 – 6 January 1945), was a Russian, 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.
- ^ a b c d e Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky. Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ^ "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
- ^ "Vernadsky, Volodymyr". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Denis, Pishniak. "History of Akademik Vernadsky Station". UAC. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ Верна́дський Володи́мир Іва́нович. Універсальний Словник-Енциклопедія
- ^ 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.