Nikolay Shatsky Explained

Nikolay Sergeyevich Shatsky, also spelt Nicholas Shatski (Russian: Николай Серге́евич Шатский; in Moscow  - August 1, 1960 in Moscow) was a Soviet geologist, an expert in tectonics of ancient platforms.^[1]

Shatsky Rise, an oceanic plateau in North Pacific is named after him.

Since 1982 the USSR Academy of Sciences/Russian Academy of Sciences has awarded the annual Shatsky Prize for achievements in tectonics.^[2]

Awards

• 1946: Stalin Prize
• 1958: Lenin Prize, for the composition of the tectonic map of the Soviet Union
• Order of Lenin (2)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Medals

Notes and References

1. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article123270.html Шатский Николай Сергеевич
2. http://www.ras.ru/about/awards/awdlist.aspx?awdid=130 Shatsky Prize website