PROFESSOR IVAN MYKOLAYOVYCH GOGOLEV (TO THE 100-TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH)
Journal Title: Вісник Одеського національного університету. Географічні та геологічні науки - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor I. Gogolev, an outstanding soil-scientist, founder and permanent head (1967-1995) of the Department of Soil Science and Soil Geography of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov University. The article provides the general information about life and creative way of Professor I. Gogolev, his contribution to the theory and practice of national soil science and geography. Literary sources and fund materials about the way of life and organizational and scientific activity of professor I. Gogolev are covered in the article, as well as personal memories of the author – a learner and follower of the scientist. In 1942 I. Gogolev graduated from the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and got diploma with honors. He participated to the Great Patriotic War. After demobilization from the army (1946) I. Gogolev worked at the Lviv Agricultural Institute. According to the results of the study of the soils of the State sorting stations of the Western Regions of Ukraine in 1951, he defended his Ph.D. thesis. From 1955 to 1967 I. Gogolev worked as an associate professor of the Department of Physical Geography of The Ivan Franko State University of Lviv. In 1957 scientist formed a soil research expedition of the university, which carried out large-scale surveys and mapping of soils of farms of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In 1965 I. Gogolev defended his doctoral dissertation based on materials from the study of brown forest soils (burozems) of the Ukrainian Carpathians. In May 1967 I. Gogolev moved to Odessa I. Mechnikov State University, where he opened the Department of Soil Science and Soil Geography. The soil exploration expedition was formed, which during 1967-1992 carried out large-scale surveys and mapping of soils of farms of the Russian Federation, south of Ukraine and Kazakhstan on an area of more than 6 million hectares. Since 1971 under the guidance of prof. I. Gogolev worked the Problem laboratory of geography and protection of soils of the Сhernozem zone with the task of studying the processes of soil formation in chernozems during irrigation. According to research materials 3 doctoral and more than 10 candidate’s theses have been prepared and defended. The life and activities of the soil-scientist I. Gogolev – an example of selfless service to his people and science, his work is continued by numerous students and followers.
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Ya. M. Bilanchyn
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