Georgy Vasilievich Nikolsky (1910-1977) - Soviet scientist, ichthyologist .
| George Vasilievich Nikolsky | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | April 23 ( May 6 ) 1910 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Moscow , Russian Empire | ||||||
| Date of death | February 2, 1977 (66 years old) | ||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , USSR | ||||||
| A country |  the USSR | ||||||
| Scientific field | ichthyology | ||||||
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| Alma mater | Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov | ||||||
| Academic rank | Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences | ||||||
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Biography
In 1929-1930 he worked as a laboratory assistant at the Moscow Central Research Institute of Fisheries .
In 1930 he graduated from the biological department of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics. In 1932-1939 he worked as the head of the ichthyology department of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov . Doctor of Biological Sciences (1939), Professor (1940). Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences .
In 1941-1977 - Head of the Department of Ichthyology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov . Head of the Amur expedition of Moscow State University (1945-1949).
In 1946-1949 he was the head of the raw materials section and a member of the Presidium of the Technical Council of the Ministry of Fisheries of the eastern regions of the USSR.
In 1950-1964 - deputy chairman, since 1965 - chairman of the Ichthyological Commission of the USSR Ministry of Fisheries. In 1950-1955 - the head of the Amur salmon expedition.
In 1956-1967 - head of the laboratory of ichthyology, in 1967-1977 - head of the laboratory of ecology of lower aquatic vertebrates of the Institute of Evolutionary Morphology and Animal Ecology of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
He was a member of the editorial board of journals: “Zoological Journal” (1951-1960), “Fisheries” (1955-1963).
Founder and chief editor of the journal "Issues of ichthyology" in 1953-1961.
He is the founder of a number of areas in ichthyology, made a significant contribution to the development of the problem of the species, the patterns of variability and systematics of fish. He described a number of new species and intraspecific forms in fish. He developed the theory of faunistic complexes, the idea of a population as a self-regulating system, revealed the relationships between the species that make up these complexes. He developed the problem of analysis of fossil forms, subfossil faunas.
Awards and Prizes
- Stalin Prize of the third degree (1950) - for the development and biological justification of a system of measures to increase the fish productivity of the Amur River
- The order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- two orders of the Badge of Honor
Scientific Papers
Published over 250 scientific papers on the study of the ichthyofauna of the USSR.
- Pisces of the Tajik SSR, 1938
- Aral Sea fish, 1940
- Biology of fish, 1944
- Amur basin fish, 1956
- Pechora basin fish, 1965
- The theory of dynamics of a herd of fish as a biological basis for the rational exploitation and reproduction of fish resources, 1965
- Private ichthyology (3rd ed.), 1971
- General ichthyology, 1974
- The structure of the species and patterns of variability in fish, 1980
Literature
- Grigoryev S.V. Biographical Dictionary. Natural science and technology in Karelia. - Petrozavodsk: Karelia, 1973. - S. 165. - 269 p. - 1000 copies.
Links
- Nikolsky Georgy Vasilievich // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Profile of Georgy Vasilievich Nikolsky on the official website of the RAS