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Alexey Postnikov

Alexey Postnikov was a Soviet, Canadian and Russian geographer, historian and cartographer (born 1939). He was born at Moscow.

Also recorded as Aleksey Postnikov; Aleksey Vladimirovich Postnikov.

Alexey Postnikov in brief

Born
1939
Known for
geographer, historian and cartographer
Place of birth
Moscow
Contents

Formation and teaching

Alexey Postnikov studied at Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography. The record notes the qualification Doctor in Engineering.

As a teacher, Alexey Postnikov is recorded in connection with Aleksey Karimov and Aybulat Psyanchin. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

Alexey Postnikov worked in geography, history of cartography and cartography.

He was employed by S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology.

Recognition and collections

Alexey Postnikov received N. M. Przhevalsky Medal, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", P. P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Medal and N. M. Przhevalsky Medal in Gold.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

<i>Exploring and Mapping Alaska: The Russian America Era, 1741–1867</i>. By Alexey Postnikov and Marvin Falk, Western Historical Quarterly, 2016. Exploring and Mapping Alaska: The Russian American Era,1741–1867, Alexey Postnikov and Marvin Falk, translated by Lydia Black, Journal of Historical Geography, 2016. Postnikov towers and Postnikov invariants for simplicial operads.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Alexey Postnikov studied at Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography. Aleksey Karimov and Aybulat Psyanchin are recorded as having studied under Alexey Postnikov. the recorded working language is Russian.

The field of work recorded is geography, history of cartography and cartography.

Employment is recorded with S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology.

Distinctions recorded are N. M. Przhevalsky Medal, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" and P. P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1939Alexey Postnikov born at Moscow.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    <i>Exploring and Mapping Alaska: The Russian America Era, 1741–1867</i>. By Alexey Postnikov and Marvin Falk, Western Historical Quarterly, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Exploring and Mapping Alaska: The Russian American Era,1741–1867, Alexey Postnikov and Marvin Falk, translated by Lydia Black, Journal of Historical Geography, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Alexey Postnikov (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Postnikov towers and Postnikov invariants for simplicial operads

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4374243: Alexey Postnikov

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “Alexey Postnikov”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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