Kanysh Satbayev
Kanysh Imantayuli Satbayev or Kanysh Imantaevich Satpaev (Template:Lang-kz; Template:Lang-ru) (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.
Biography
Satbayev was born in what is today Bayanaul District, in Pavlodar Region. Satbayev'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 his studies in 1926, Satbayev returned to Kazakhstan and became the first qualified Kazakh mining engineer and geologist.<ref name="unesco">UNESCO article about Kanysh Satbayev (retrieved on April 1, 2008)</ref>
He died in Moscow in 1964, and is buried in Almaty.
Legacy
Kanysh Satbayev left after himself more than 640 scientific publications. He created Institute of Geology which became the center of studies of Kazakhstan mineral resources.
Named after K. Satpayev:
- Satpayev city in Karaganda Region
- Kanysh Satbayev Canal (Irtysh–Karaganda Canal)
- Mineral Satpayevite (6Al (OH)3×3v (O2OH)×2v O(OH)2)
- Kazakh National Technical University
- Numerous streets and schools in Kazakhstan.
- Asteroid 2402 Satpayev (1979 OR13) in main-belt<ref name="unesco"/>
Bibliography
- Publications in English
- Satpaev K.I. Program of Kazakh scientists // Moscow News. 1948. 28 Dec.
- Satpaev K.I. Gigantic strides: (Our party looks into the future) // Moscow News. 1956. 22 Feb.
- Satpaev K.I. Kazakhstan: Tremendous advances // News. 1956. № 24. P. 21.
- Satpaev K.I. Kazakh scientists contribution // Moscow News. 1959. 4 Mar. P. 6.
About him
- Satpaev Kanysh Imantaevich // The International who’s who. 1963-1964. 27 ed. London: Europa publ., 1963. P. 937.
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