Andrei Ippolitowitsch Wilkizki
Andrei Ippolitowitsch Wilkizki ( Russian Андрей Ипполитович Вилькицкий ; born June 1 . Jul / 13. June 1858 greg. Near Minsk ; † February 26 jul. / 11. March 1913 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor .
By 1880 Wilkizki graduated from the St. Petersburg Naval Academy .
In 1887 he carried out gravitation studies on Novaya Zemlya . With interruptions he supervised hydrographic studies in the Pechora and Yenisei estuary from 1894 to 1901 .
From 1907 until the end of his life, Wilkizki worked in administration. He dedicated his life to the safety of the sea . For example, he established calculation methods for discharge charts , worked on the publication of modern nautical charts , the construction of lighthouses and the creation of navigation marks . Wilkizki's studies had a major impact on the Russian Navy .
The three Wilkizki Islands and the Wilkizki archipelago within the Nordenskiöld archipelago were named after Wilkizki .
Andrei Wilkizki was the father of the naval officer and hydrograph Boris Wilkizki .
literature
- GP Avetissow: Wilkizki Andrei Ippolitowitsch (1 (13) .7.1858–26.2 (11.3) .1913) . In: Imena na Karte Rossijskoi Arktiki , Nauka, Sankt Petersburg 2003, ISBN 5-02-025003-1 (Russian).
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilkizki, Andrei Ippolitowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Вилькицкий, Андрей Ипполитович; Vilkitsky, Andrey Ippolitovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian hydrograph and geodesist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1858 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1913 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |