Sergey Sergeyevich Smirnov (; 14 September 1895 – 20 August 1947) was a Soviet

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

mineralogist Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical mineralogy, optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Specific s ...

academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. Accor ...

of the

Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991. It united the country's leading scientists and was subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (un ...

(1943). The ridge Dorsa Smirnov on the Moon was named after him.

Awards and honors

* Three

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(two in 1945) * Four Orders of the Red Banner of Labour * Stalin Prize, 1st class (1946) 1895 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Russian geologists People from Ivanovo People from Shuysky Uyezd Academic staff of Saint Petersburg Mining University Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Mining University alumni Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Stalin Prize Russian mineralogists Soviet geologists {{USSR-scientist-stub