Leonid Alexejewitsch Kulik
Leonid Alexejewitsch Kulik ( Russian Леонид Алексеевич Кулик ; * 7 August July / 19 August 1883 greg. In Tartu , Russian Empire ; † April 24, 1942 near Spas-Demensk , Soviet Union ) was a Russian mineralogist who was responsible for his research known in the field of meteorites .
He was educated at the Forest Academy in Saint Petersburg and at the University of Kazan . During the Russo-Japanese War he served in the Russian army . He then spent some time in prison for revolutionary activities. He then served in the Russian army until the end of the First World War .
After the war he became an instructor and taught mineralogy in Tomsk . In 1920 he was offered a position at the Mineralogical Museum in Saint Petersburg.
In 1927 he led the first Soviet research expedition to investigate the Tunguska incident , which had already occurred on June 30, 1908. He went on a reconnaissance tour of the area and interviewed local witnesses. However, he did not find any fragments of the impact.
In 1941, after the attack of Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union Kulik announced a reserve force , fell into German captivity and died in a prison camp on typhoid .
Awards
- The asteroid (2794) Kulik is named after him.
- The Kulik lunar crater is also named after him.
Web links
- www.unmuseum.org
- Article Leonid Alexejewitsch Kulik in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kulik, Leonid Alexejewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кулик, Леонид Алексеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1942 |
| Place of death | near Spas-Demensk , Soviet Union |