Viktor Dolnik
| Viktor Dolnik | |
|---|---|
| Born | Viktor Rafaelyevich Dolnik Виктор Рафаэльевич Дольник 13 January 1938 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
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| Residence | Russian Federation Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian Soviet |
| Fields | Biologist, ornithologist, ethologist |
| Institutions | Zoological Institute Of Russian Academy of Science |
| Alma mater | Leningradsky University |
Viktor Rafaelyevich Dolnik (Russian: Ви́ктор Рафаэ́льевич До́льник; 13 January 1938 – 4 November 2013) was a Russian ornithologist[1] and chief research fellow at Zoological institute of Russian Academy of science. He was the vice-president of the Russian ornithologists' Union, an honorary member of the American ornithological union, and a corresponding member of German and Dutch ornithological unions.
Biography
Dolnik was born in Sverdlovsk in 1938.[2] In 1960, he graduated from Leningrad State University. For thirty years, he was the chief of the ornithological station "Rybachy" (literally "Fishers'" - after the village where it was situated). He gained a Candidate of Science degree in 1967, and the Doctor of Science in 1976. He became a professor in 1983.
Haemoproteus dolniki is named after him.[3]
He was a recipient of the Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and the Medal "Veteran of Labour"
He died on 4 November 2013.[4]
Works
Dolnik has about two hundred written works. Together with M.A. Kozlov, he was the author of a textbook on zoology for secondary schools. He was best known to the general public for a series of articles concerning human ethology (1980-1990s). These articles later were compiled into a book "Disobedient Child of Biosphere" (1994).
