Ivan Kostov

HonFGS HonFMinSoc
Иван Костов Николов
Born24 December 1913 (1913-12-24) O.S.
Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died31 March 2004 (2004-04-01) (aged 90)
Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria
Resting placeCentral Sofia Cemetery
42°42′45.3″N 023°20′09.6″E / 42.712583°N 23.336000°E / 42.712583; 23.336000
Nationality
CitizenshipBulgarian
Alma materSofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
Royal School of Mines
London Imperial College
Known forKostov's Classification of Minerals[1][2]
SpouseMaria Zgurova Slavova-Kostova
Childrena son and a daughter
Parents
  • Kosta Nikolov (father)
  • Fanka Nikolova (mother)
Scientific career
Fieldsmineralogy
geology
X-ray crystallography[3]
InstitutionsSofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
London Imperial College
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria)
ThesisGenesis of the Iron Ore Castle Deposit Krepost (Bulgaria)
 D.I.C. (1941)

Ivan Kostov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Иван Костов Николов) HonFGS HonFMinSoc (December 24, 1913 (O.S.) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria – March 31, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria), aka Ivan Kostov, was a Bulgarian geologist, mineralogist and crystallographer.[4][5][6][7][8]

Biography

Ivan Kostov Nikolov was born in Plovdiv on 24 December 1913 (O.S.).[6] He was the second son in the numerous family of Kosta Nikolov, a real estate developer, and his wife, Fanka Nikolova, a housewife. He attended primary and secondary school in his native town and was inspired by walking trips in the Rhodope mountains. In 1932 he commenced his studies in natural history at Sofia University, graduating in 1936. In 1936 Ivan Kostov was appointed assistant in the Mineralogical-Petrographical Institute at Sofia University. In 1940 he was awarded a scholarship by the British Council and began his studies at the Royal School of Mines of Imperial College in London. In 1941 he received D.I.C. In 1943 he was elected Fellow of the Geological Society of London. He remained in London during the Second World War and published papers on ore deposits in Bulgaria and other parts of the world in the Mining Magazine. He also worked as a translator for the Bulgarian Service of the BBC.

Upon his return to Bulgaria in 1945 he was elected associate professor and later to the chair of mineralogy, petrology and crystallography at Sofia University.

In 1961 Ivan Kostov was elected corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and later, in 1966, a full member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

In 1965 he was elected Foreign Member of the Geological Society of London (the title was later changed to Honorary Fellow).[2]

He served as Director of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia from 1974 until his retirement in 1989.

Honors and recognitions

Selected publications

  • Kostov, Ivan; Kostov, Ruslan I. (1999). Crystal Habits of Minerals. Sofia: Academic Publishing House "Marin Drinov". ISBN 9789546420602. OCLC 488807766.[12]
  • Kostov, Ivan; Breskovska, Vesselina (1989). Phosphate, Arsenate and Vanadate minerals: Crystal Chemistry and Classification. Sofia: Kliment Ohridski University Press. OCLC 30695814.
  • Kostov, Ivan; Minčeva-Stefanova, J. (1982). Sulphide Minerals: Crystal Chemistry, Paragenesis and Systematics. Stuttgart: Schweizerbartische Verlagsbuchhandlung. OCLC 9306473.[13]
  • Kostov, Ivan (1968). Embrey, Peter G.; Phemister, James (eds.). Mineralogy. Translated by Kostov, Ivan. Edinburgh & London: Oliver & Boyd. ISBN 9780050016671. OCLC 42358.[14][15]
  • Kostov, Ivan; Minčeva-Stefanova, J.; Breskovska, V.; Kirov, G. (1964). The Minerals in Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. OCLC 30695814.
The grave of Ivan Kostov at Sofia Central Cemetery - 42°42′45.3″N 023°20′09.6″E / 42.712583°N 23.336000°E / 42.712583; 23.336000

References

  1. ↑ Kostov, Ivan (1968). Embrey, Peter G.; Phemister, James (eds.). Mineralogy. Translated by Kostov, Ivan. Edinburgh & London: Oliver & Boyd. ISBN 9780050016671. OCLC 42358. Preface: "The author has developed a new systematic classification based on geochemical and crystallochemical principles instead of on crystal chemistry as with earlier classifications in texbooks. The new system groups minerals according to their association in nature and thus offers an easy and practical way of looking for and identifying them."
  2. 1 2 MacDonald, J.G. "Ivan Nicolov Kostov, 1913-2004". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Parrish, William; Smith, Donald Wytze, eds. (1960). World Directory of Crystallographers and of Other Scientists Employing Crystallographic Methods. International Union of Crystallography. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 Who's who in Science in Europe: A Biographical Guide in Science, Technology, Agriculture, and Medicine. Vol. 4 (7th ed.). Longman. 1991. p. 56. ISBN 9780582086623 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ World Directory of Mineralogists. International Mineralogical Association. 1970. pp. 33, 34. ISBN 9782715901025.
  6. 1 2 Bonev, Ivan K. (2004), "In Memoriam Academician Ivan Kostov (1913-2004)", Mineral. Mag., 68 (4): 709–711, doi:10.1180/S0026461X00041803, S2CID 232392431; via http://www.geology.bas.bg
  7. ↑ "In Memoriam: Ivan Kostov (24.12.1913-31.03.2004)" (PDF), Geologica Balcanica, 34 (3–4): 111–112, 2004, retrieved 3 May 2018
  8. ↑ Kostov, Ivan Nikolov (1979) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  9. ↑ Terziev G. (1966), "Kostovite, A Gold-Copper Telluride from Bulgaria" (PDF), American Mineralogist, 51: 29–36, retrieved May 3, 2018
  10. ↑ Breskovski, St. V. (1977), "Genres nouveaux du Crétacé inférieur de la famille Desmoceratidae Zittel, 1895 (Ammonoidea)", C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 30 (10): 1463–1465
  11. ↑ Костов, Руслан; Братанова, Фани (2013). Живот, посветен на науката, Академик Иван Костов, Планетарна импресия (in Bulgarian and English). Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House.
  12. ↑ Seager, A.F. (2000). "I. Kostov and R.I. Kostov Crystal Habits of Minerals. Sofia (Pensoft Publishers) Bulgarian Academic Monographs, l, 1999. 415 pp. Price (hardback) US $65. ISBN 954620603". Mineralogical Magazine. 64 (4): 777. doi:10.1180/S0026461X00022842.
  13. ↑ Vaughan, D. J. (1983). "I. Kostov, and J. Minčeva-Stefanova Sulphide Minerals: Crystal Chemistry, Paragenesis and Systematics. Stuttgart (E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung), 1982. 212 pp., 144 figs. Price DM 64.00 ($28.20)". Mineralogical Magazine. 47 (243): 259–260. doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.343.22.
  14. ↑ MacKenzie, W. S. (1969). "I. Kostov. Mineralogy. Author's translation from the original text in Bulgarian, edited by P. G. Embrey and J. Phemister. Edinburgh (Oliver and Boyd), 1968. 587 pp., 505 figs. Price £ 10 10S". Mineralogical Magazine. 37 (288): 531–532. doi:10.1180/minmag.1969.037.288.27.
  15. ↑ Wilson, M. J. (1968). "Ivan Kostov. Mineralogy, Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1968. 587 pp. Price £10 10s". Clay Minerals. 7 (4): 466–467. doi:10.1180/claymin.1968.007.4.14.

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