Petko Stoyanov Dimitrov () (16 September 1944 – 29 April 2023) was a Bulgarian

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and

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from the Institute of Oceanology -

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; , ''Bŭlgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated БАН) is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy, with headquarters in Sofia, is autonomous and consists of a S ...

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. He has been an early proponent of the

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which gained public notoriety at the end of the XXc.

Biography

Born on September 16, 1944, in the village of Novachene,

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. In 1969 he graduated from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, specialty geology-geochemistry. From 1969 to 1975 he worked in the

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mine "Eleshnitsa" as a deputy director. In 1975 he won a competition for a research associate and was employed at the Institute of Oceanology - BAS. In 1979 he defended his dissertation on "Genesis of marine sediments in the peripheral region of the western part of the Black Sea shelf in the Quaternary" under the guidance of Academician Yastrebov and Prof. Aksenov at the

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology The Shirshov Institute of Oceanology ( P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (IO) RAN, ) is the premier research institution for ocean, climate, and earth science in Russia. It was established in 1946 and is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ...

, Moscow. * He introduced new scientific disciplines for the Bulgaria - "Marine Geology" and "Geoarchaeology". * Scientific Secretary of IO-BAS, Varna, 1977 - 1984; Deputy Director of IO-BAS, Varna, 1984 - 1993; Head of the Department "Marine Geology and Archaeology" of IO-BAS, Varna, 1997 - 2009. * There is original research related to the "

" * Leader and participant in over 30 international scientific expeditions in the

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(with Dr. Robert Ballard 2001, 2002;

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2006; Prof. William Ryan 2009, 2011 – project 02–337 "Ancient coastlines of the Black Sea and conditions for human presence", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund at the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria ). ''His is the most sensational, but also the most controversial find in Bulgarian archeology, the so-called "Noah's Plate". It was discovered on July 15, 1985 at a depth of about 93 m and 65 km inland from Varna. There is still no one to acknowledge its authenticity.'' * He participated in international scientific expeditions to the

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(1982), the

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and the

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(1984). * The first Bulgarian scientist studied

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in Pacific Ocean. * Membership in scientific organizations: Member of Union of Scientists - Varna, Bulgarian Geological Society, Bulgarian Geographical Society, Foreign member of the

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. * Honorary citizen of the city of Varna, 2013 * Research interests:

, Geology, Geochemistry,

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, alternative sources and energy resources from the bottom of the Black Sea, Maritime history, archeology and geoarcheology, uranium minerals and uranium mining. * Teaching activity: Lecturer in Marine Geology, Lithology and Geochemistry in

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) (Bulgarian: ''Висше Военноморско Училище "Никола Йонков Вапцаров", ВВМУ'') is the oldest technical educational institution in the Republic of Bulgaria. Its histo ...

and Varna Free University. Lecturer at the

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and the University Consortium in Underwater Archeology -

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, Italy. * Scientific publications: Author and co-author of over 150 scientific articles and books. Citations: over 1300. * He is the creator of the idea for the application of sapropel sediments from the bottom of the Black Sea as a natural ecological fertilizer and biological products. Patent BG No. 63868, Register No. 104106. * Scientific awards: Medal for scientific contributions "St. St. Cyril and Methodius”- II degree, for realization of the project "Correlation of Geological, Climatic and Historical Events in the Black Sea, Marmara Sea and Mediterranean Sea during the last 25000 years (''Noah's Flood Project'')". * Participation in films about the Black Sea Flood (

) – „BBC–Horizon–1996 – Noah's Flood“, ZDF „Terra X 56 Die Sintflut“, UFOTV „Dark Secrets of Black Sea“, „Ancient X-Files: Season 2 Episode 8 - Great Flood and Scottish Stone Mystery - National Geographic“ etc. * Collaborator of the Institute of Ancient Civilizations in Sofia. * He was a member of the High Attestation Commission (Scientific Commission for Geological and Geographical Sciences) - 2 mandate. * OUR MEMORY ON LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY BY PROFESSOR DIMITROV PETKO STOYANOV.Shuisky Yu. D., Yanko V. V., Andrianova O. R. 2023. OUR MEMORY ON LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY BY PROFESSOR DIMITROV PETKO STOYANOV. Odesa National University Herald. Geography & Geology. Volume 28. Issue 2(43), doi: https://doi.org/10.18524/2303-9914.2023.2(43).292753

Monographs and books

* Димитров П. 1988.
Далеч от брегове и фарватери
'. Варна. Изд. „Галактика“. Библиотека „Нептун“, 161 с., doibr>10.13140/RG.2.2.19449.36965/1
* Димитров П., Д. Димитров. 2003.
Черно море, Потопът и древните митове
'. „Славена“, Варна, ISBN 954-579-278-7, 91 с., doibr>10.13140/RG.2.2.27133.05609
** ((en)) Dimitrov P., D. Dimitrov. 2004
''The Black Sea The Flood and the ancient myths''
„Slavena“, Varna, ISBN 954-579-335-X, 91 p., doibr>10.13140/RG.2.2.18954.16327
** ((ru)) Димитров П., Д. Димитров. 2008
''Черное море, Потоп и древние мифы''
„Славена“, Варна, ISBN 954-579-278-7, 89 с., doibr>10.13140/RG.2.2.23148.46729

References

External links

* Institute of Oceanology -

, Varna
Petko Dimitrov

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