Aleksandr Evgen'evich Fersman

Japanese: フェルスマン - ふぇるすまん(英語表記)Александр Евгеньевич Ферсман/Aleksandr Evgen'evich Fersman
Aleksandr Evgen'evich Fersman

Russian mineralogist and geochemist. Born in St. Petersburg. After graduating from Moscow University, he studied abroad for two years, learning from Alfred Lacroix (1863-1948) and Goldschmidt. In 1910 he became a professor at Moscow University, but was expelled from the university by the Tsar. After the revolution, he cooperated with the new government, investigating the geology and mineral deposits of the Urals and Altai region and the Kola Peninsula, and was credited with discovering pegmatites, diamonds, phosphorus, nickel, and other elements. He systematized geochemistry in his classic book Geochemiya (1933-1939). He also wrote many enlightening books, and in 1955 Fersman's Selected Works were published. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences.

[Satoshi Matsubara]

[References] | Goldschmidt

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Japanese:

ロシアの鉱物学者、地球化学者。サンクト・ペテルブルグに生まれる。モスクワ大学を卒業し、2年間の外国留学中、ラクロワAlfred Lacroix(1863―1948)やゴルトシュミット(ゴールドシュミット)に学ぶ。1910年モスクワ大学教授となったが、皇帝に大学を追われた。革命後、新政府に協力し、ウラル・アルタイ地方、コラ半島の地質、鉱床の調査を行い、ペグマタイト、ダイヤモンド、燐(りん)、ニッケルなどの発見に功績をあげた。名著『地球化学』Geochemiya(1933~1939)で地球化学の体系化を行った。啓蒙(けいもう)書も多く、1955年にはフェルスマン選集が刊行されている。科学アカデミー会員。

[松原 聰]

[参照項目] | ゴルトシュミット

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