Gornostaev, Georgy Nikolaevich ( April 24, 1936 - November 17, 1999 ) - a well-known Russian entomologist and popularizer of science, associate professor of the Department of Entomology of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov , candidate of biological sciences [1] .
| Gornostaev Georgy Nikolaevich | ||||
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| Date of Birth | April 24, 1936 | |||
| Place of Birth | Moscow | |||
| Date of death | November 17, 1999 (63 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | |||
| A country |  USSR →  Russia | |||
| Scientific field | entomology , coleopterology | |||
| Place of work | Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov | |||
| Alma mater | Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov | |||
| supervisor | Mazokhin-Porshnyakov G.A. | |||
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Biography
Born April 24, 1936 in Moscow . Father - Nikolai Nikolaevich Gornostaev (1907-1940; worked at the film research and photo institute), mother - Margarita Ivanovna Gornostaeva (1913-1944). Parents died early (at 4 years old his father was gone, and his 8-year-old lost his mother) and grandparents were engaged in upbringing. Grandfather - Gornostaev Nikolai Pakhomovich (1881-1954; graduate of the Moscow Theological Academy, headed the department of Russian language and literature of the Higher School of Trade Union Movement at the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions), grandmother - Gornstaeva (nee Donner) Anna Alexandrovna (1884-1972; medic). He studied at the famous Moscow school number 110 [1] . In 1958, Georgy Nikolayevich Gonostaev graduated from the Biological and Soil Faculty of Moscow University. M.V. Lomonosov . Then, from 1958 to 1960, he began working at the Paleontological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences . From 1960 to 1961 he worked at the Zoological and Entomological Laboratory of the Biological and Soil Faculty of Moscow State University. From 1961 to 1964 G.N. Gornostaev studied at graduate school at the Department of Entomology, Moscow State University . Then, from 1964 to 1968 , he worked at the Central Scientific-Research Disinfection Institute of the USSR Ministry of Health.
From 1968 until his death, he worked at the Department of Entomology of Moscow State University , holding various positions: junior research fellow (1968-1971), assistant of the department (1971-1984), associate professor of the department (1984-1999). At the department, he taught a large workshop (sections: Hymenoptera , Diptera , Lepidoptera ), taught the course "Forest Entomology", oversaw the work of the faculty for advanced training of workers. From 1979 to 1999, he conducted summer field practice in Pushchino-on-Oka with students of the Entomology Department of Moscow State University . In 1980 he defended his thesis on the summer of insects on artificial light sources.
Georgy Nikolaevich died on November 17, 1999, right at his desk, working on a multivolume guide to the insect fauna of Russia. He was buried in the village of Varvarovka, Ryazan Region , where he worked and rested every year in the last years of his life.
Scientific activity
G.N. Gornostaev is the author of many books on entomology , which are widely known among both professionals and insect lovers. First of all, these are two handbooks on insects of Russia - “Insects of the USSR” (from the series “Handbooks-determinants of the geographer and traveler”) and “Insects” (from the series “Encyclopedia of Nature of Russia”). These handbooks contain information about the most common, widespread, important for the economy and protected species of insects. In field practices in entomology at Moscow State University and in a number of other educational institutions, Gornostaev's "Key to Detachments and Families of Insects" compiled extensively.
In the last years of his life, he worked on the problems of endangered insect species, was a member of the commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Endangered and Rare Species, a member of the expert group on the Red Book of Russia , and wrote a number of articles for several editions of the Red Book. For the book “Insects of the USSR” he was awarded the Bronze Medal of VDNH; among his other awards is the medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow” (1997).
Species named after Gornostaev
- Epeorus (Belovius) gornostajevi Tshernova, 1981 ( Ephemeroptera ) [2]
- Gymnophora gornostaevi Mostovski a. Mikhailovskaja, 2003 ( Diptera ) [3]
- Agdistis gornostaevi Kovtunovich a. Ustjuzhanin, 2010 ( Lepidoptera ) [4]
Most Important Publications
In total, G. N. Gornostaev has more than 100 publications. The most important of them:
- Gornostaev G.N. Insects of the USSR. (Reference guides geographer and traveler). M.: Thought, 1970.372 s.
- Gornostaev G.N., Levushkin S.I. Key to freshwater insects of the middle band of the European part of the USSR. M.: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1973. 186 p.
- Gornostaev G.N., Zabinkova N.N., Kaden N.N. Latin names of animals and plants. M.: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1974. 147 p.
- Gornostaev G.N. Introduction to the ethology of insect photoxenes (years of insects on artificial light sources) // Ethology of insects. L .: Nauka, 1984. Pp. 101-167. (Proceedings of the All-Union Entomological Society. T. 66).
- Gornostaev G.N. Key to orders and insect families of the middle band of the European part of the USSR. M.: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1986. 118 p.
- Gornostaev G.N. Problems of protection of endangered insects // Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki. Ser. Entomology. T. 6. M.: VINITI, 1986. S. 116-204.
- Gornostaev G.N. Insects. Encyclopedia of the nature of Russia. M .: ABF, 1998.560 s.
- Gornostaev G.N. Identifier of orders and insect families of the fauna of Russia. M .: Logos, 1999.176 s.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Seagull S.Yu. On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Georgy Nikolaevich Gornostaev (ru en) // Russian Entomological Journal: Journal. - M .: Zoological Museum of Moscow State University , KMK, 2016. - Vol. 25, No. 2 . - P. 225–230. - ISSN 0132-8069 .
- ↑ Chernova O. A. On the systematics of imagoes of the mayfly of the genus Epeorus Eaton, 1881 (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae) // Entomological Review . 1981.T.60. Issue 2. S.323-336.
- ↑ Mostovski MB, Mikhailovskaja MV A review of Palearctic Gymnophora Macquart (Diptera: Phoridae) with special description of new species // European Journal of Entomology. 2003. Vol. 100. No.1. P.153-165.
- ↑ Kovtunovich V.N., Ustyuzhanin P.Ya. New fingerfly species of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from South Africa. Message 3 // Amur Zoological Journal. 2010.Vol. 2. No. 2. P. 133-134.