Yuriy A. Zhemchuzhnikov (1885-1957)

Abstract

The Leningrad Mining Institute, the entire geological community of our country and especially coal geologists suffered a great loss - on January 9, 1957, at the 72nd year of his life Yuri Apollonovich Zhemchuzhnikov - the oldest professor of the Institute, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences - died. The glorious creative life path of the greatest scientist, talented teacher, who gave all his strength and abilities to serve our Motherland, was interrupted. Yuri A. Zhemchuzhnikov was born on April 26, 1885 in Samara. In 1902 he graduated from a real school in St. Petersburg and in 1903 entered the Mining Institute. He was expelled from the institute in 1904 for participation in student strikes. Returning then to the institute in 1908, he graduated in 1915 with an exploration specialty.