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Jan 25, 1922 Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, Russia Died on 17 Jun 2017 (aged 95) Aquarius
Konstantin Makarevich - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Konstantin Makarevich
- Konstantin Grigorievich Makarevich (25 January 1922 - 17 June 2017) was a Soviet and Kazakhstani glaciologist.
- He made a significant scientific contribution to the development and popularization of glaciology.
- Headed the Soviet glaciological expedition on the Tuyuksu glacier from 1956 to 1992 and was the founder of the glaciological station.
- For more than 20 years he was as an official representative of the Soviet Union in the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS).
- Author of more than 200 scientific articles, monographs, regional and autobiographical books and essays.
- Two glaciers and two passes in the Trans-Ili and Dzhungarian Alatau are named after him.
- A veteran of the World War II, an order-bearer.
