Georgy Chernov
| George A. Chernov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Георгий Александрович Чернов |
| Born |
April 21, 1906 Moscow, RU |
| Died |
April 6, 2009 (aged 102) Moscow, RU |
| Occupation | Geologist |
| Title | Doctor |
George A. Chernov ( born on April 21, 1906, Moscow – died on April 6, 2009, Moscow ) – Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Honored Geologist of the RSFSR . The discoverer of the Vorkuta coal deposits and petroleum district Bolshezemelskaya tundra, including Usinskoe and Kharyaginskoye oilfields.[1][2]
Chernov was the first scientist in the USSR dealing with oil and gas potential Bolshezemelskaya tundra.
Biography
Chernov was the son of Alexander Alexandrovich Chernov (1877–1963) a Russian geologist and paleontologist and mother Eugenia P. Magnushevskom. He had a sister Olga. Chernov married Tamara and they had three children, son Vadim, George A., and daughter Tamusya. G.A. Chernov later remarried twice, to Marina and then Lyuba and had a second daughter Eugenia.[3]
G.A.Chernov in 1930 graduated from the soil-geographical department of physics and mathematics faculty of Moscow University. G.A.Chernov was a member of the Moscow Society of Naturalists.[4]
During the war years Georgy was in Syktyvkar, worked in the Northern Geological Survey, evacuated here from Arkhangelsk. All the forces of the geologists were sent in search of raw materials needed for the front. In 1944, he conducted research on Kozhym river, and in 1945 – in the upper reaches of the river Vangyr. Here Georgy opened Vangyrskoe field piezoquartz, valuable raw materials for the electronic industry, and received the certificate of the discoverer.[5]
From 1957 to 1967 he was a senior researcher at the Institute of Geology, Komi Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1967, George A., having retired, he moved to Leningrad. There in 1968, Georgy Chernov has defended his doctoral thesis on "Paleozoic Bolshezemelskaya tundra and prospects of its oil and gas potential." Later, under the same title, published in "Science" his major monograph.[5]
Georgy was also a talented popularizer of scientific knowledge. From his pen came out more than 160 scientific papers, monographs and popular books on the history and archeology of the Timan-Pechora province, including such wonderful books like "Tourist trips to the Pechora Alps", "Half a century in the Pechora area", dozens of articles and essays on the history of geological research of the Komi region, tourism and environmental protection.[4]
Achievements
In 1924, eighteen year old Georgy Chernov took part in an expedition led by his father, Alexander Alexandrovich Chernov, where he felt that geology would be his real vocation. Since that time almost every year (from 1924 to 1984) he traveled to different areas of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic. In the summer of 1930 geologist G.A. Chernov found high-energy coal, at the Vorkuta River. Coal mining has been carried out since 1931. At the place of the explored reserves of coal, Vorkuta industrial community was founded (supporting Vorkuta gulag) and later became a city. For transportation on the Pechora a coal port was built, which became the city of Naryan-Mar.(in Russian)
In 1940 an expedition led by engineer-geologist G.A. Chernov moved toward the coast of Khaipudyrskaya Bay (Barents Sea). There he carried out a detailed geological survey and reviewed the available information on the oil-bearing region Usinsk area. Thus began his long-standing struggle to find oil in the Bolshezemelskaya tundra. Chernov described this period of his life and activity as finding discoveries of: gas in Naryan-Mar, oil deposits in the area of Colva and Kharyaga, at the mouth of the Black river and on the coast of the Barents Sea. In 1973, one of the most promising deposits, trained geologists found the first oil – Usinsk field, next to the city of Usinsk.
Honors
For the discovery of the Pechora coal basin Chernov was awarded a Title of honor "The discoverer of the field." In 2007, Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding Chernov Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 4th degree. For participation in the opening of the Usinsk deposit in 1976 Chernov was awarded the second degree of the Order for Merit and the sign "Pathfinder field". Georgy Chernov was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.", Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1946), the Medal "For Labour Valour" (1951), and awarded the title Honored geologist of the RSFSR. G.A. Chernov has been designated an "Honorary Citizen of Vorkuta" and "Honorary Citizen of Usinsk"[5]
In the name of Chernov streets are named in Ukhta, Naryan-Mar and Vorkuta.
School number 39 in Vorkuta is named after G.A. Chernov and there is an annually held conference.
References
- ↑ "Explorers of Pechora Resources". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
proven through the efforts of the famous geologist Georgy CHERNOV.
- ↑ "Vorkuta: Recovering from its past". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Chernov photo album" (in Russian). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 "A.A. Chernov" (in Russian). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Died eminent scientist Georgy Chernov" (in Russian). Retrieved 29 February 2016.