- Feodosy Krasovsky
Feodosy Nikolaevich Krasovsky (Russian:Феодосий Николаевич Красовский) (OldStyleDate|26 September |1878|14 September -
October 1 1948 ) was aRussia n and later Sovietastronomer andgeodesist . [p.25, Farbman] He was born in Galich. In 1900 he graduated from the "Mezhevoy" (land surveying) "Institute" inMoscow ; in 1907 he began working as a lecturer there. [p.496, Gillispie]Research work
At the end of 1928 the "Central Research Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Surveying and Cartography" (TsNIIGAiK) was founded on his initiative; he worked there as a director (1928-1930) and as a deputy director of science (1930-1937). Between 1924 and 1930 Krasovsky headed astronomical, geodetical and cartographical works in the USSR. He worked out the theory and methods of construction of the national geodetical network of the USSR and solved related problems of
topography andgravimetry works. [Guelke] Krasovsky and another Soviet geodesist, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Izotov, in 1940 defined dimensions of anellipsoid which was named theKrasovsky ellipsoid and was later used as areference ellipsoid in theUSSR and other countries until the 1990s. [p.464, The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping] In 1939 Krasovsky became the Corresponding Member of theUSSR Academy of Sciences .Krasovsky died in
Moscow in 1948.Awards
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USSR State Prize (1943,1952-posthumously)
*Order of the Red Banner
*Order of Lenin ee also
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SK-42 Reference System Citations and notes
References
* Gillispie Coulston, Charles, "Dictionary of Scientific Biography", v.7, American Council of Learned Societies, Scribner, 1972
* Farbman, Michael, "Europa", Europa publications limited, 1930
* "Surveying and Mapping: quarterly publication of American Congress on Surveying and Mapping", v.23, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, United States Superintendent of Documents, Superintendent of Documents, 1963
* Guelke, Leonard, "Cartographica", York University (Toronto, Ont.), Deptartment of Geography, Canadian Cartographic Association, University of Toronto Press, 1971
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