- Rudolf Samoylovich
Rudolf (Ruvim) Lazarevich Samoylovich ( _ru. Рудольф Лазаревич Самойлович) (
September 13 (O.S. September 1 ), 1881,Azov - 1940?) was aSoviet polar explorer, professor (1928), and doctor of geographic sciences (1934).In 1904, Rudolf Samoylovich graduated from the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Germany. In 1912, he participated in
Vladimir Rusanov 's geological expedition toSpitsbergen . Rudolf Samoylovich was one of the initiators and the first director of theNorthern Research and Trade Expedition (Северная научно-промысловая экспедиция) (1920-1925). In 1925, this research center was reorganized into theInstitute of Northern Studies (Институт по изучению Севера), headed by Rudolf Samoylovich in 1925-1930. In 1932-1938, he was deputy director of theAll-Union Arctic Institute (Всесоюзный арктический институт). Rudolf Samoylovich was also the founder and first chairman of the Polar Countries' Department atLeningrad State University (1934-1937). Rudolf Samoylovich was the head of the rescue party on the "Krasin" icebreaker (1928). Also, he participated in the "Graf Zeppelin" expedition (1931) and headed expeditions on icebreakers "Vladimir Rusanov" (1932), "Georgy Sedov" (1934), and "Sadko" (1936 and 1937-1938). In 1938, Rudolf Samoylovich was arrested and then most likely executed some time in 1940. In 1957, he was rehabilitated.A strait and a glacier top on
Franz Josef Land , a bay onNovaya Zemlya , an island inSevernaya Zemlya , a mountain and a peninsula in theAntarctica bear Rudolf Samoylovich's name. He was awarded theOrder of Lenin andOrder of the Red Banner of Labor .
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