Ivan Kostov Nikolov
Ivan Kostov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Иван Костов Николов) (December 24, 1913 (O.S.) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria – March 31, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria), aka Ivan Kostov, was a Bulgarian geologist, mineralogist and crystallographer.[2][3][4][5][6]
Ivan Kostov | |
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Иван Костов Николов | |
| Born | 24 December 1913 O.S. |
| Died | 31 March 2004 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Central Sofia Cemetery 42°42′45.3″N 023°20′09.6″E |
| Nationality |  Bulgarian |
| Alma mater | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"; Royal School of Mines, London Imperial College |
| Known for | Kostov's Classification of Minerals |
| Spouse | Maria Zgurova Slavova-Kostova |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mineralogy; geology, X-ray crystallography[1] |
| Institutions | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", London Imperial College, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria) |
| Thesis | Genesis of the Iron Ore Castle Deposit Krepost (Bulgaria) (1941) |
Honors and recognitions [7]
- President of the International Mineralogical Association (1982–1986)[2]
- Honorary Fellow of the Geological Society of London
- Honorary Member of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- Honorary Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Foreign Honorary Member of the Russian Mineralogical Society
- Foreign Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences
- Founder and Honorary President of the Bulgarian Mineralogical Society
- Doctor Honoris Causa of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Honorary citizen of Plovdiv
- The Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was named after him.
- The mineral kostovite was named in his honour.[8]
- A genus of cretaceous ammonites was named in his honour.[9]
Selected publications
- Kostov, Ivan; Kostov, Ruslan I. (1999). Crystal Habits of Minerals. Sofia: Academic Publishing House "Marin Drinov". ISBN 9789546420602. OCLC 488807766.[10]
- Kostov, Ivan; Breskovska, Vesselina (1989). Phosphate, Arsenate and Vanadate minerals: Crystal Chemistry and Classification. Sofia: Kliment Ohridski University Press. OCLC 30695814.
- Kostov, Ivan; Minčeva-Stefanova, J. (1982). Sulphide Minerals: Crystal Chemistry, Paragenesis and Systematics. Stuttgart: Schweizerbartische Verlagsbuchhandlung. OCLC 9306473.[11]
- Kostov, Ivan (1968). Embrey, Peter G.; Phemister, James (eds.). Mineralogy. Translated by Kostov, Ivan. Edinburgh & London: Oliver & Boyd. ISBN 9780050016671. OCLC 42358.[12][13]
- Kostov, Ivan; Minčeva-Stefanova, J.; Breskovska, V.; Kirov, G. (1964). The Minerals in Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. OCLC 30695814.
The grave of Ivan Kostov at Sofia Central Cemetery - 42°42′45.3″N 023°20′09.6″E
References
- Parrish, William; Smith, Donald Wytze, eds. (1960). World Directory of Crystallographers and of Other Scientists Employing Crystallographic Methods. International Union of Crystallography. p. 11.
- Who's who in Science in Europe: A Biographical Guide in Science, Technology, Agriculture, and Medicine. Vol. 4 (7th ed.). Longman. 1991. p. 56. ISBN 9780582086623 – via Internet Archive.
- World Directory of Mineralogists. International Mineralogical Association. 1970. pp. 33, 34. ISBN 9782715901025.
- Bonev, Ivan K. (2004), "In Memoriam Academician Ivan Kostov (1913-2004)", Mineral. Mag., 68 (4): 709–711, doi:10.1180/S0026461X00041803, S2CID 232392431; via http://www.geology.bas.bg
- "In Memoriam: Ivan Kostov (24.12.1913-31.03.2004)" (PDF), Geologica Balcanica, 34 (3–4): 111–112, 2004, retrieved 3 May 2018
- Kostov, Ivan Nikolov (1979) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- Костов, Руслан; Братанова, Фани (2013). Живот, посветен на науката, Академик Иван Костов, Планетарна импресия (in Bulgarian and English). Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House.
- Terziev G. (1966), "Kostovite, A Gold-Copper Telluride from Bulgaria" (PDF), American Mineralogist, 51: 29–36, retrieved May 3, 2018
- Breskovski, St. V. (1977), "Genres nouveaux du Crétacé inférieur de la famille Desmoceratidae Zittel, 1895 (Ammonoidea)", C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 30 (10): 1463–1465
- Seager, A.F. (2000). "I. Kostov and R.I. Kostov Crystal Habits of Minerals. Sofia (Pensoft Publishers) Bulgarian Academic Monographs, l, 1999. 415 pp. Price (hardback) US $65. ISBN 954620603". Mineralogical Magazine. 64 (4): 777. doi:10.1180/S0026461X00022842.
- Vaughan, D. J. (1983). "I. Kostov, and J. Minčeva-Stefanova Sulphide Minerals: Crystal Chemistry, Paragenesis and Systematics. Stuttgart (E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung), 1982. 212 pp., 144 figs. Price DM 64.00 ($28.20)". Mineralogical Magazine. 47 (243): 259–260. doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.343.22.
- MacKenzie, W. S. (1969). "I. Kostov. Mineralogy. Author's translation from the original text in Bulgarian, edited by P. G. Embrey and J. Phemister. Edinburgh (Oliver and Boyd), 1968. 587 pp., 505 figs. Price £ 10 10S". Mineralogical Magazine. 37 (288): 531–532. doi:10.1180/minmag.1969.037.288.27.
- Wilson, M. J. (1968). "Ivan Kostov. Mineralogy, Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1968. 587 pp. Price £10 10s". Clay Minerals. 7 (4): 466–467. doi:10.1180/claymin.1968.007.4.14.
External links
- "In Memoriam Ivan Kostov". Bulgarian Mineralogical Society, Accessed on 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23.
- MacDonald, J.G. "Ivan Nicolov Kostov, 1913-2004". The Geological Society of London, Accessed on 16 April 2012.
- Mavrudchiev, Bojidar; Nikolov, Todor (2013). "Academician Ivan Kostov - Life and Scientific Creativity: 100 Anniversary of a Great Mineralogist" (PDF). Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society (in Bulgarian and English). 74 (1–3): 147–157. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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