Rajko Pavlovec (15 January 1932 – 25 August 2013) was a Slovene professor of

geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

, specialist in

paleontology Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure ge ...

stratigraphy Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks. Stratigraphy has three related subfields: lithost ...

and

regional geology Regional geology is the geological study of large-scale regions. Usually, it encompasses multiple geological disciplines to piece together the history of an area. It is the geologic equivalent of regional geography. The size and the borders of ea ...

. In 1976, he won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award () is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established by a Slovene publishin ...

for his book (Karst) on the geology of the

Karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

.The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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Selected published works

* (The Stratigraphic Development of the Early Tertiary in South Eastern Slovenia with Particular Regard to Nummulites and Asilinae), 1962 * (Istrian Nummulites With Special Regard to Phylogenesis and Palaeoecology), 1969 * (Karst), 1976 * (From the Lives of Continents), 1977

References

Yugoslav geologists Slovenian paleontologists Levstik Award laureates Writers from Ljubljana 1932 births 2013 deaths {{Slovenia-scientist-stub