Nikolay Urvantsev

Nikolai Nikolayevich Urwanzew (Russian Николай Николаевич Урванцев, scientific transliteration Nikolai Nikolaevich Urvancev; * 17 Januarjul / January 29 1893greg in Lukojanow, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, .. † 20 February 1985) was a Soviet geologist and Arctic explorer.

Urwanzew was one of those geologists who until 1922 in the area of on the basis of this discovery in 1935 by the Politburo of the CPSU built city of Norilsk found mineral resources during an expedition in 1919. 1931-1933 he explored together with the Soviet geographer Georgi Alexeyevich Ushakov Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. In this case, the two spotted several new islands. The complete mapping of the archipelago dates back to the two.

Urwanzew habilitated in 1935 on the field of geology and mineralogy. He also undertook expeditions on the Taimyr peninsula and the Middle Siberian Plateau.

During Stalinism Urwanzew was falsely accused of sabotage and disabled twice in the Gulag. His full rehabilitation in 1954 after Stalin's death. Urwanzew, who later held a chair of Arctic Geology, has been rewarded with numerous honors, including the Order of Lenin and the Przewalski's gold medal of the Russian Geographical Society. The Urwanzev Rock in Mühlig -Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica are named after him.

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