“Intersting
facts” Kanysh Imantayuli
Satbayev
Kanysh Imantayuli Satbayev is
one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and
the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.Satpayev was
born in what is today Bayanaul District, in Pavlodar Province.
Satbayevs interest in geology was sparked in childhood by Tomsk
geologist Mikhail Usov. In 1921, he got admitted to Tomsk
Technological Institute (now Tomsk Polytechnic University). After
completing his studies in 1926, Satbayev returned to Kazakhstan and
became the first qualified Kazakh mining engineer and geologist.He
died in Moscow, and is buried in Almaty.Kanysh Satbayev left after
himself more than 640 scientific publications. He created Institute
of Geology which became the center Satpayev city in Karagandy
Province is named after him, as well as the Kanysh Satbayev Canal ,
mineral Satbayevite, Kazakh National Technical University and
numerous streets and schools in Kazakhstan. One of the main-belt
asteroids was named after Satpayev.of studies of Kazakhstan mineral
resources.
SATPAEV KANYSH IMANTAYEVICH
(1899-1964), geologist, scientist, public figure. I graduated from
Tomsk institute of technology (1926). Doctor of
geological-mineralogical sciences, professor, academician of
Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946), academician of AN of
Kazakhstan (1946). After the termination of Semipalatinsk teacher's
seminary in 1918-19 I worked as the teacher of natural sciences of
pedagogical courses; in 1920-21 national judge of a site of the
Bayanaul area. In 1926-29 I worked as the head of geological
department of Atbastsvetmet trust.
In 1929-41 chief, chief
geologist of prospecting department of Karsakpay copper-smelting
combine, 1941-64 director of Institute of geological sciences of AN
of Kazakhstan.
In 1941-46 vice-chairman,
chairman of presidium of the Kazakh branch of Academy of Sciences
of the USSR; 1946-51 president of AN of
Kazakhstan.
In 1955-64 deputy of the
Supreme Council of KAZSSR of the 2-4th convocations. Deputy of the
Supreme Council of the USSR of the 2-6th convocations.
Vice-chairman of Council of the Union of the Supreme Council of the
USSR (1962-64). It is awarded by Lenin's awards (four times),
Patriotic war of the 2nd degree, medals, the winner of the Lenin
award, the winner of the State award USSR, the honored worker of
science of KAZSSR. The main works are devoted to geology of ore
fields and mineral resources of Kazakhstan, development of the
principles of drawing up expected mineral resources maps.
K.Satpayev — the founder of domestic metallurgical science and the
founder of the Kazakhstan school metalgeniuses. K.Satpayev opened
the Dzhezdin field of manganese and iron ore in the Central
Kazakhstan.