Vladimir Tikhomirov
1915–1994 (age 79)
Biography
Vladimir Vladimirovich Tikhomirov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Тихоми́ров; 25 October 1915 – 13 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian geologist and historian of geoscience. He specialized in the regional geology of the Caucasus, stratigraphy, and tectonics, but is best known as a founder and organizer of the discipline of history of geology. He established the first dedicated academic unit for the history of geology in the USSR and was a founder and the first president of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO).