Kanysh Satpayev
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Kanysh Imantayuli Satpayev (April 11, 1899 — January 31, 1964) is one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny
, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
.
, in Pavlodar Province. Satpayev's interest in geology
was sparked in childhood by Tomsk
geologist Mikhail Usov
. In 1921, he got admitted to Tomsk Technological Institute
(now Tomsk Polytechnic University). After completing studies in 1926, Satpayev returned to Kazakhstan
and became the first qualified Kazakh mining engineer and geologist
.
He died in Moscow
, and is buried in Almaty
.
mineral resources.
Satpayev city in Karagandy Province is named after him, as well as the water channel Irtysh-Karaganda, mineral Satpayevite (6Al (OH)3×3v (O2OH)×2v {O (OH)2}), Kazakh National Technical University and numerous streets and schools in Kazakhstan
. One of the main-belt
asteroid
s (2402 Satpayev (1979 OR13)) was named after Satpayev.
Metallogeny
Metallogeny is the study of the genesis and regional to global distribution of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrologic and tectonic features of the Earth's crust.-References:...
, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences was founded in 1946 as a state institution that joins active members , corresponding members, and leading scientists of Kazakhstan...
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Biography
Satpayev was born in what is today Bayanaul DistrictBayanaul District
Bayanaul is a district of Pavlodar Province in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Bayanaul town.-References:...
, in Pavlodar Province. Satpayev's interest in geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
was sparked in childhood by Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
geologist Mikhail Usov
Mikhail Usov
Mikail Antonovich Usov was a Russian geologist and member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR...
. In 1921, he got admitted to Tomsk Technological Institute
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Tomsk Polytechnic University in Tomsk, Russia, is the oldest technical university in Russia east of the Urals. The university was founded in 1896 and opened in 1900 as the Tomsk Technological Institute. In 1923, the school was renamed the Siberian Technological Institute and in 1930, the institute...
(now Tomsk Polytechnic University). After completing studies in 1926, Satpayev returned to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
and became the first qualified Kazakh mining engineer and geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
.
He died in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, and is buried in Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
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Legacy
Kanysh Satpayev left after himself more than 640 scientific publications. He created Institute of Geology which became the center of studies of KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
mineral resources.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. One of the main-belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s (2402 Satpayev (1979 OR13)) was named after Satpayev.