Vladimir Vladimirovich Tikhomirov

Vladimir Vladimirovich Tikhomirov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Tikhomirov
Владимир Владимирович Тихомиров
Born	25 October [O.S. 12 October] 1915; Petrograd, Russian Empire
Died	13 January 1994 (aged 78); Moscow, Russia
Alma mater	Azerbaijan Industrial Institute
Known for	Founder of the Department of History of Geology, GIN RAS; founder of INHIGEO
Awards	Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st and 2nd class;
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology, History of geology
Institutions	Geological Institute RAS; Vernadsky State Geological Museum;
Thesis	Geology of the Lesser Caucasus (1949)
Doctoral advisor	V. E. Khain; V. V. Belousov;

Vladimir Vladimirovich Tikhomirov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Тихоми́ров; 25 October 1915 – 13 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian geologist and historian of geoscience. He specialized in the regional geology of the Caucasus, stratigraphy, and tectonics, but is best known as a founder and organizer of the discipline of history of geology. He established the first dedicated academic unit for the history of geology in the USSR and was a founder and the first president of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO).