Nikolay Pogrebov

Nikolay Pogrebov, (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Погребов; 17 November [O.S. 5 November] 1860 in Saint Petersburg – 10 January 1942 in Leningrad) was a Russian and Soviet hydrogeologist and an engineering geologist. In 1884–1887, he studied in and was graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute. In 1897–1919 he worked as the librarian and archivist of the Saint Petersburg Geology Committee. He was a professor at Leningrad Mining Institute from 1931 to 1936.[1]

Nikolay Pogrebov
Born17 November 1860
Saint Petersburg
Died10 January 1942 (1942-01-11) (aged 81)
Leningrad
Resting placeSmolensky Cemetery
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipRussian/Soviet Union
Alma materSaint Petersburg Mining Institute
Known forStudies of the Baltic Oil Shale Basin
AwardsHonored Scientist of the RSFSR (1940)
Scientific career
FieldsHydrogeology
InstitutionsSaint Petersburg Geology Committee
Leningrad Mining Institute

Biography

Since 1902, he studied the Baltic Oil Shale Basin. In 1916, the Geology Committee asked Pogrebov to search information about oil shale in Estonia. In April 1916, the Petrograd Main Committee for Fuels sent him to Estonia to study oil shale in the place. From July to November 1916, the geological survey of the resource was performed under his guidance.[2] He oversaw the construction of the first experimental oil shale open-pit in Estonia.[1][3][4][5] In 1916–1923, he published a series papers on this subject.[6]

In 1921, during the Tagantsev conspiracy trial he was sentenced for two years custody in the forced labour camp. He was released in 1922.[7]

In 1930 he organized the Crimea Landslide Monitoring Station. He was Chairman of the 1st all-Union Congress of Hydrogeologists in 1931 and the 1st all-Union Meeting of Landslide in 1934. In 1940, he was given the honorary title of Honored Scientist of the RSFSR.

References
  1. Sepp, Mait; Pae, Taavi; Tammiksaar, Erki (2015). "The story of oil shale discovery in Estonia" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal. Estonian Academy Publishers. 32 (1): 98–106. doi:10.3176/oil.2015.1.07. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. Tammiksaar, Erki (2014). "The birth of the Estonian oil shale industry – links to Russia and Scotland" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal. Estonian Academy Publishers. 31 (2): 195–206. doi:10.3176/oil.2014.2.09. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  3. Tammiksaar, Erki (2014). "Main Features of the Development of Oil Shale Industry in Estonia" (PDF). Viru Keemia Grupp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. Uibopuu, Lembit (1998). "The story of oil shale mining research". Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal. Estonian Academy Publishers. 15 (2S): 206–209. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  5. Kogerman, Aili (2003). "Editor's Page" (PDF). Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal. Estonian Academy Publishers. 20 (1): 1–2. ISSN 0208-189X. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  6. Aaloe, Aasa; Bauert, Heikki; Soesoo, Alvar (2007). "Kukersite oil shale" (PDF). Tallinn: MTÜ GEOGuide Baltoscandia. ISBN 978-9985-9834-2-3. Retrieved 2015-03-22. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Khomizuri, G. P. (2010). Террор против геологов в СССР (1917–1936) [Terror against geologists in the USSR (1917–1936)] (DOC) (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
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