Gleb Vsevolodovich Dobrovolsky ( September 9 ( 22 ), 1915 , Moscow - April 8, 2013 , ibid.) - Soviet and Russian soil scientist , academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( 1992 ). Founder and first dean of the faculty of soil science of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov (1973-1989), head of the department of soil geography of the faculty in 1960 - 1988, professor emeritus at Moscow State University . Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor. Brother V.V.Dobrovolsky - Russian soil geographer and geochemist.
| Gleb Vsevolodovich Dobrovolsky | ||||||||||||||||||
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 G.V. Dobrovolsky on his 90th birthday, September 22, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | September 9 (September 22 ) 1915 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Moscow , Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 8, 2013 (97 years old) | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| A country |  USSR →  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Scientific field | soil science | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of work | Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov the Russian Academy of Sciences | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov | |||||||||||||||||
| Academic degree | Doctor of Biological Sciences | |||||||||||||||||
| Academic rank | Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences ( 1984 ) Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( 1992 ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Awards and prizes |
Prize to them. V.R. Williams (thrice) | |||||||||||||||||
Laureate of State Prizes of the Russian Federation (2001, 2012) [1] .
Content
Biography
He participated in the Great Patriotic War , was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree , medals for military merit , for the victory over Germany and for the victory over Japan . [2]
From 1977 to 1991, Dobrovolsky was the editor-in-chief of the Soil Science series of the journal Vestnik Moscow University , and from 1987 , the soil science scientific journal.
Since June 11, 1994 - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Under the leadership of Dobrovolsky, 35 candidate and 14 doctoral dissertations were defended. At the Faculty of Soil Science of Moscow State University, he gave a course of lectures on geography, as well as classification and taxonomy of soils, in recent years he taught the course “History and Methodology of Soil Science”.
Scientific activity
His research interests included: genesis, morphology, geography and cartography of soils, their classification, evolution, environmental functions, general problems of the theory and history of soil science. Dobrovolsky justified the method of sequential mineralogical-micromorphological studies of soil genesis, revealed the theoretical foundations of the genesis of alluvial soils, developed their classification and recommendations for rational use. Together with E. D. Nikitin in 1986 - 1990 he developed the concept of ecological and genetic functions of soils in the biosphere.
Publications
He has published over 450 scientific papers, including:
Monographs
- Soils of river floodplains of the Russian Plain (1968)
- Geography of soils of the central economic region of the USSR (1972, editor and co-author)
- Soil functions in the biosphere (1990)
- Structural and functional role of soil in the biosphere (1999 editor-in-chief)
- Soil conservation as an indispensable component of the biosphere (2000 co-author)
- Regulatory role of soil in the functioning of taiga ecosystems (2002 executive editor)
- Soil degradation and conservation (2002 executive editor)
- Structural and functional role of soil and soil biota in the biosphere (2003 editor-in-chief)
- Selected works on soil science . T. 1, 2 (2005)
Textbooks
- Dobrovolsky G.V., Urusevskaya I.S. Soil geography: Textbook. - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1984. - 416 p. - 6100 copies.
- Dobrovolsky G.V., Urusevskaya I.S. Soil geography: Textbook. - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University; Nauka , 2006 .-- 464 p. - (Classical university textbook). - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-211-05220-X ; ISBN 5-02-035763-4 .
- Dobrovolsky G.V., Grishina L.A. Soil protection. - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1984.- 224 p.
- A metodological manual of soil micromorphology (1991)
- Dobrovolsky G.V., Nikitin E.D. Ecology of soils. The doctrine of the ecological functions of soils: a Textbook. - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University; Nauka , 2006 .-- 368 p. - (Classical university textbook). - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-211-05163-7 ; ISBN 5-02-035745-6 .
He is also the author of soil maps and soil-geographical zoning maps of Russia, the CIS countries, Mongolia and the world.
Memoirs
- Dobrovolsky G.V. Life path of a soil scientist. - M .: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 2013 .-- 416 p. - 700 copies. - ISBN 978-5-211-06491-1 . (in trans., superobl.)
Rewards
In 1995 he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree , in 2005 - III degree. Laureate of the Government Prize of the Russian Federation ( 2005 ), Laureate of the USSR State Prize in the field of science and technology ( 1987 ), State Prize of the Russian Federation in science and technology ( 2001 ), State Prize of the Russian Federation in science and technology for 2012 ( 2013 , posthumous), Prizes named after M.V. Lomonosov for scientific and pedagogical activity ( 1984 , 1997 ), etc.
Notes
- ↑ Russia Day is celebrated on June 12 throughout the country. Archived on July 29, 2013.
- ↑ Feat of the people Archived on March 13, 2012.
Literature
- Krasnopolsky A. V. Domestic geographers (1917-1992): Bibliographic reference (in 3 volumes) / Ed. prof. S. B. Lavrov ; RAS, Russian Geographical Society . - SPb. : B.I., 1993 .-- T. 1 (A – K). - S. 288. - 492 p. - 1000 copies. (per.)
Links
- Profile of Gleb Vsevolodovich Dobrovolsky on the official website of the RAS
- BDT article
- An article on the Chronicle of Moscow University website
- Article on the website of the Faculty of Soil Science of Moscow State University
- Publications in the system "TRUE MSU"
- Rybalsky N. On the Centenary of Academician G.V. Dobrovolsky