Erik Mikhaylovich Galimov (; 29 July 1936 – 24 November 2020) was a

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and

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Early life

Galimov was born in

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. He graduated from the

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in 1959. In 1965, he defended his

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's Dissertation. In 1970, he defended his doctoral dissertation. In 1982, he received the title of Professor.

Career

He was Editor-in-Chief of the Russian journal ''Geochemistry'' (since 2005). He was also academician of the

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(since 1994), a Distinguished Professor at the

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(since 1999), and director of the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, RAS (1992—2015).

Awards and honors

He was elected an Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2002. He was elected a Foreign Member of the

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in 1998. He received the Alfred E. Treibs Award from the Geochemical Society in 2004. He was a Geochemistry Fellow in the Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry (1998). He was also a laureate of the 2015

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Death

He died on 24 November 2020, aged 84 from COVID-19.

References

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