Scientific relations of Alexander P. Karpinsky (1847-1936) with France

Leonid R Kolbantsev (1) , Irena G Malakhova (2) , Serge V Naugolnykh (2)

1 Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), 74 Sredny Prospect, St Petersburg, 199106, Russia
2 Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The paper is devoted to some aspects of international cooperation in geosciences related with activities of the outstanding Russian geoscientist A. P. Karpinsky with a focus on his links with France. General questions concerning his role in the organization and development of geology in Russia are discussed. The position of Karpinsky as a member of an international geological society is underlined. An obvious recognition of the merits of Karpinsky in France was the awarding of his Cuvier Prize in 1921.

Mots clés: A P Karpinsky; history of geosciences; international scientific relations; France; Prix Cuvier; A; P

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]; Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Leonid R Kolbantsev, Irena G Malakhova, Serge V Naugolnykh. Scientific relations of Alexander P. Karpinsky (1847-1936) with France. Travaux du Comité français d'Histoire de la Géologie, 2022, 3ème série (tome 36 bis), pp.147-157. ⟨hal-04424150⟩