Ivan Gubkin
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Ivan Mikhaylovich Gubkin (September 9, 1871 – April 21, 1939) was a Russia
n geologist and president of the 1937 International Geological Congress in Moscow
. He was a petroleum geologist
particularly interested the region between the Volga and the Urals.
Gubkin's family came from the Belgorod area
near Ukraine. He was well known to American geologists, as Goubkin, and attended the Annual Fieldtrip of the American Association of State Geologists in 1917.
In 1921, he joined the Communist Party
. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences
in 1929, and served as its vice-president from 1936 to 1939. Gubkin's book "The Study of Oil" (1932) developed theory on the origins of oil and the conditions necessary for the formation of oil deposits, and laid out the principles of oil geology. He led the studies of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly
from 1920 to 1925, which eventual led to the discovery of huge iron deposits. Gubkin was the editor of the journal Problems of Soviet Geology. In 1929 he received the Order of Lenin
. During the first and second Five Year Plans
, he was chairman of the "Production Committee" of the Academy of Sciences (1930–1936). Goubkin died in Moscow in 1939.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n geologist and president of the 1937 International Geological Congress in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He was a petroleum geologist
Petroleum geologist
A petroleum geologist is an occupation that involves all aspects of oil discovery and production in the field of petroleum geology. Petroleum geologists are usually linked to the actual discovery of oil and the identification of possible oil deposits or leads. It can be a very labor intensive task...
particularly interested the region between the Volga and the Urals.
Gubkin's family came from the Belgorod area
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
near Ukraine. He was well known to American geologists, as Goubkin, and attended the Annual Fieldtrip of the American Association of State Geologists in 1917.
In 1921, he joined the Communist Party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
in 1929, and served as its vice-president from 1936 to 1939. Gubkin's book "The Study of Oil" (1932) developed theory on the origins of oil and the conditions necessary for the formation of oil deposits, and laid out the principles of oil geology. He led the studies of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly
Kursk Magnetic Anomaly
Kursk Magnetic Anomaly is a territory rich in iron ores located within the Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh oblasts in Russia, and constitutes a significant part of the Central Chernozyom Region...
from 1920 to 1925, which eventual led to the discovery of huge iron deposits. Gubkin was the editor of the journal Problems of Soviet Geology. In 1929 he received the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
. During the first and second Five Year Plans
Five-Year Plan (USSR)
The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. The plans were developed by a state planning committee based on the Theory of Productive Forces that was part of the general...
, he was chairman of the "Production Committee" of the Academy of Sciences (1930–1936). Goubkin died in Moscow in 1939.
Named in his honor
- Academician Gubkin Prize for accomplishment in petroleum science and engineering
- I.M. Gubkin Russian State Oil and Gas UniversityGubkin Russian State University of Oil and GasThe Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas is a university in Moscow. The university was founded on 17 April 1930 and is named after the geologist Ivan Gubkin. The university is affectionally known as Kerosinka , meaning "kerosene stove"...
- GubkinGubkinGubkin is a town and the administrative center of Gubkinsky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Belgorod and south of Moscow on the Oskolets River, a tributary of the Oskol River. Population: -History:...
, a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia - Gubkinsky, a town in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region of Russia
- Gubkina Street in KazanKazanKazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
Further reading
- Yu. Ya. Solov'ev (2007) "On the 125th birthday of Dmitrii Ivanovich Mushketov (1882–1938)" Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 15(4):443–448.