O. V. PETROV, YU. YU. YURCHENKO, G. M. BELYAEV

V. I. VERNADSKIY – A GEOLOGIST AND ENCYCLOPAEDIST (1863–1945)

Facts of V. I. Vernadsky’s life and work, which allow tracing the influence of geochemical ideas of the Scientist on the development of geology as a fundamental science, are shown on an example of scientific research carried out in different years by a team of TsNIGRI–VSEGEI researchers. The historical prerequisites of the creation of various modern divisions of applied and fundamental geochemistry such as geochemical mapping, geochemical methods of mineral deposits prospecting, isotope-geochemical and geochronological methods, biogeochemistry, etc. are considered.

Keywords: Vernadskiy, geology, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, nuclear geology, VSEGEI, mapping, history of science.