| Vladimir Kavrayskiy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy (1884-04-22)22 April 1884 Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 February 1954(1954-02-26) (aged 69) Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy, astronomy, cartography |
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kavrayskiy (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Каврайский; April 22, 1884 – February 26, 1954) was a Soviet astronomer, geodesist and cartographer.
Scientific research
In 1939, he invented the Kavrayskiy VII projection.
Kavrayskiy produced a lifetime of scientific works devoted to the solution of navigation problems.
Namesakes
Kavrayskiy Hills in the Antarctic are named after him.
The hydrographic survey vessel Vladimir Kavrayskiy was named after him.
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.
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Categories:- 1884 births
- 1954 deaths
- 20th-century Russian astronomers
- People from Simbirsk Governorate
- Academic staff of Kharkiv Observatory
- National University of Kharkiv alumni
- Recipients of the Stalin Prize
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Cartographers from the Russian Empire
- Geodesists from the Russian Empire
- Soviet astronomers
- Soviet cartographers
- Soviet geodesists
- Soviet scientists