Zalman Gorelik | |
Native Name: | Залман Абрамавич Горелик |
Birth Date: | April 5, 1908 |
Birth Place: | Bobruisk, Minsk Province, Russian Empire |
Death Date: | February 16, 1987 |
Death Place: | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR |
Citizenship: | USSR |
Fields: | Geology, tectonics |
Known For: | Discoverer of potash and rock salt, oil deposits in the Pripyat Trough |
Spouse: | Maria Shegelman |
Zalman Abramovich Gorelik (Belarusian: Залман Абрамавіч Гарэлік; Russian: Залман Абрамавич Горелик; 5 April 1908 in Bobruisk - 16 February 1987 in Minsk) was a geologist, tectonist, and organizer of the Geological Survey of Belarus. He was also co-discoverer of the first deposits of potash, rock salt, and oil in the Pripyat Trough. Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1973).[1]