Pyotr Shirshov
Pyotr Shirshov | |
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| Пётр Ширшов | |
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Pyotr Petrovich Shirshov (
Ministry of Maritime Fleet of the USSR and Hero of the Soviet Union
(1938).
Pyotr Shirshov graduated from the
Ministry of Maritime Fleet of the USSR. In 1946–1953, he headed the Institute of Oceanology of the Soviet Academy of Sciences
, which he had established himself. In 1946–1950, Pyotr Shirshov chaired the Pacific Ocean Science Committee.
Pyotr Shirshov authored numerous works dealing with his research on
Orders of Lenin
, four other orders, and several medals.
Memoria
A bay in the Franz Josef Land, an underwater range in the Bering Sea, and Shirshov Institute of Oceanology bear Pyotr Shirshov's name.
Mount Shirshov, in the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land, is also named after Shirshov.
References
- ^ "North Pole Drifting Stations (1930s-1980s)". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in the public domain.
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