Structural-geographical aspects in geological research of D.N. Sobolev

Authors

  • Д. Н. Писарев V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

Keywords:

"Earth and life", D.N. Sobolev, geological cycles

Abstract

The article summarizes the main structural and geographical ideas of scientific creativity of D.N. Sobolev, interpretations of the books "Earth and life" are given. D.N. Sobolev’s contribution into the development of modern science has been evaluated.

Dmitry Sobolev (1872-1948) – famous Ukrainian geologist, one of the founders of the regional geology and the founder of Kharkiv geomorphological school. He owns a significant contribution to the study of general planetary processes, which is of great importance for the formation of Earth. One of the main achievements of the scientist are 3 issues of his series "Earth and life": the first – "Geological Cycles" (1926); second – "Evolution and revolution in the history of the organic world" (1927); third – "On the causes of extinction of organisms" (1928).

D.N. Sobolev formulated its first structural and geographical idea about what to consider and study the Earth as an integral structure is necessary that a certain way ahead of system-structural and structural-functional approach, which appeared in the geological and geographical sciences later.

Author Biography

Д. Н. Писарев, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Postgraduate Student

References

Bahrov, M., Bokov, V., Chervan"ov, I. (2000). Zemleznavstvo: pidruchnyk dlya, 462.

Pisarev, D. (2013). Professor Dmitrij Nikolaevich Sobolev i ego rol' v razvitii geomorfologicheskih znanij. Heopolityka i ekoheodynamika rehioniv, 10(1), 181-187.

Sobolev, D. (1926). Zemlja i zhizn'. Ch.1: Geologicheskie cikly, 60.

Sobolev, D. (1927). Zemlja i zhizn'. Ch.2: Jevoljucija i revoljucii v istorii organicheskogo mira, 39.

Sobolev, D. (1928). Zemlja i zhizn'. Ch. 3: O prichinah vymiranija organizmov, 75.

Published

2014-12-16

Issue

Section

Geography