Vladimir Kavrayskiy
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Каврайский; April 22, 1884 – February 26, 1954) was a Soviet astronomer, geodesist and cartographer.
Vladimir Kavrayskiy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy 22 April 1884 |
| Died | 26 February 1954 (aged 69) |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy, astronomy, cartography |
Scientific research
In 1939, he invented the Kavrayskiy VII projection.[1]
Kavrayskiy produced a lifetime of scientific works devoted to the solution of navigation problems.
Namesakes
Kavrayskiy Hills in the Antarctic are named after him.
A Dobrynya Nikitich class oceanographic research ship has been named after him.[2]
Awards and honors
- Two Orders of the Red Banner (1944, 1947)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944)
- Order of Lenin (1945)
- Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1952)
See also
References
- Snyder, John P. (1993). Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections. p. 201. ISBN 0-226-76747-7.
- Norman Polmar; United States Naval Institute (October 1991). The Naval Institute guide to the Soviet Navy. Naval Institute Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-87021-241-3.
External links
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