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Anto Raukas (17 February 1935 – 19 April 2021)Suri akadeemik Anto Raukas
was an
Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...
and science organiser. Raukas was born in
Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...
. In 1958 he graduated from
Tartu University The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country. Since 1958, he worked at the Institute of Geology of
Estonian Academy of Sciences Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences (, ) is Estonia's national academy of science in Tallinn. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and develo ...
. Since 1993, he was professor at
Estonian Maritime Academy Estonian Maritime Academy of Tallinn University of Technology ( Estonian: ''TalTech Eesti Mereakadeemia'', or EMERA) is a vocational university in Estonia. It is one of the schools of Tallinn University of Technology and it is the only educational ...
and, from 1995, he was head of the chair of environment techniques. In 1991, 1996, 2003, and 2015, he received the Republic of Estonia science prize.


Memberships

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Estonian Academy of Sciences Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences (, ) is Estonia's national academy of science in Tallinn. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and develo ...
(since 1977) *
Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
(London) (since 1999) *
International Union for Quaternary Research The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) was founded in 1928. It has members from a number of scientific disciplines who study the environmental changes that occurred during the glacial ages, the last 2.6 million years. One g ...
(INQUA) (since 1999; honorary member)


References

1935 births 2021 deaths Estonian geologists University of Tartu alumni Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Scientists from Tartu Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 20th-century Estonian scientists 20th-century geologists 21st-century Estonian scientists 21st-century geologists {{Estonia-scientist-stub