Timofey Gorbachyov
Timofey Gorbachyov | |
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| Born | 23 June 1900 Troitskoye, Shatsky Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 December 1973 |
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| Fields | Mining |
Timofey Fyodorivich Gorbachyov (Russian: Тимофей Борисович Горбачёв; 1900–1973) was a Soviet scientist, specialist in mine construction, technology and equipment of underground coal mining and mine pressure problems.[1]
Biography[edit]
Timofey Gorbachev was born in 1900 in the village of Troitskoye of Shatsky Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire.[1]
In 1928, he graduated from the Mining Department of Tomsk Technological Institute.[1][2]
The scientist worked in the Kuznetsk Basin for more than 20 years, he held various management positions and was also the director of Kemerovo Mining Institute.[1][2]
From 1954 to 1959, Gorbachev was the chairman of the West Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences and from 1958 to 1971, vice-chairman of the Siberian Branch.[1]
In the Institute of Mining SB USSR AS, he was mine pressure work organizator.[1]
From 1954 to 1959, he was a deputy of the Regional Council of People's Deputies. In 1958 Gorbachev became a corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
In 1958–1971, the Member of Presidium.[1]
In 1965–1972, the scientist was the editor-in-chief of the Physical and Technical Problems of Mineral Mining (Физико-технические проблемы разработки полезных ископаемых) magazine.[1]
Honours and awards[edit]
Timofey Gorbachev was awarded two Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, medals, honorary badge Miner's Glory of the I and II degrees, the title of Hero of Socialist Labour (1948). In 1949, he became a laureate of the Stalin Prize for the development and implementation of explosion-proof mine lamps.[1][2]
Memory[edit]
- The commemorative plaque on the wall of the Chinakal Institute of Mining SB RAS in Novosibirsk.[1]
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