Vestnik of geosciences Vestnik of geosciences Вестник геонаук 2712-7761 86459 Хроника, события, факты. История науки Chronicle, events, facts. History of Science Хроника, события, факты. История науки The world's first department of soil studies (dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Leningrad school of soil studies) Первая в мире кафедра грунтоведения (к 100-летию ленинградской школы грунтоведения) Каюкова Е. П. Kayukova E. P. Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет Санкт-Петербург Россия St Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg State University, SPbU Saint Petersburg Russian Federation 14 08 2024 14 08 2024 6 40 43 13 08 2024 https://komisc.editorum.ru/en/nauka/article/86459/view

The key role of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University in the development of soil science as a science is undoubted. The founders of the scientific school of soil science at St. Petersburg State University (LSU) are P. A. Zemyatchensky, V. V. Okhotin, N. I. Prokhorov. It was at Leningrad State University that for the first time in the country, admission to the specialty “Soil Science” was opened. The world's first textbook “Soil Science” was published at Leningrad State University (1933). Over the years of its existence, the Department of Soil Science (hereinafter referred to as soil science and engineering geology) has trained more than a dozen highly qualified certified specialists.

The key role of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University in the development of soil science as a science is undoubted. The founders of the scientific school of soil science at St. Petersburg State University (LSU) are P. A. Zemyatchensky, V. V. Okhotin, N. I. Prokhorov. It was at Leningrad State University that for the first time in the country, admission to the specialty “Soil Science” was opened. The world's first textbook “Soil Science” was published at Leningrad State University (1933). Over the years of its existence, the Department of Soil Science (hereinafter referred to as soil science and engineering geology) has trained more than a dozen highly qualified certified specialists.

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