Article
A Memorial to Dagmara Maksimilianovna Rauzer-Chernousova
Journal of Foraminiferal Research
(2000)
Abstract
Dagmara Maksimilianovna Rauzer-Chernousova, The Joseph A. Cushman Awardee for 1985, passed away on June 12, 1995 at the age of 101. She was an outstanding micropaleontologist, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honorable Soros Professor, Sci. D. in Geology and Mineralogy, and was internationaly known for her studies of late Paleozoic Foraminifera. She also received the ‘Fighting Order of the Red Star’, the ‘A. P. Karpinski Medal’, the ‘Lenin Medal’, and the ‘Red Star for Labor’. Dr. Rauzer-Chernousova graduated in 1918 from the St. Petersburg Higher School for Girl Students where she majored in Geology. She joined a geological expedition to northern Pechora and, on at least one occasion, she overwintered in the far north living among the Eskimo or Inuit natives. She felt a personal warmth for these people …
Keywords
- Dagmara Maksimilianovna Rauzer-Chernousova,
- Micropaleontology
Disciplines
- Geology and
- Paleontology
Publication Date
April, 2000
Publisher Statement
© 2000 Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Citation Information
Charles A. Ross and Paul L. Brenckle. "A Memorial to Dagmara Maksimilianovna Rauzer-Chernousova" Journal of Foraminiferal Research Vol. 30 Iss. 2 (2000) p. 81 - 82 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles-ross/78/