Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 36-42, doi: 10.3897/jbgs.2020.42.5
145 Years Since the Birth of Professor Zheko Zhekov Radev
Velimira Stoyanova‡, Gergana Metodieva‡ National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Stoyanova V, Metodieva G (2020) 145 Years Since the Birth of Professor Zheko Zhekov Radev. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 36-42. https://doi.org/10.3897/jbgs.2020.42.5 |  |
Abstract
The paper is dedicated to the life and scientific activity of prof. Zheko Radev, in commemoration of the 145th anniversary of his birth. The paper focuses on his background and family, his education and professional career. An overview of his renowned and significant scientific publications has been made. Prof. Zheko Radev is the first Bulgarian scientist in the field of physical geography and one of the most distinguished Bulgarian geographers of the XX century. For the generations to come, Zheko Radev left 29 scientific works, some of them topical even a hundred years after they were published. He worked as a university professor for 25 years, during which he laid the foundations of physio geographical disciplines in Bulgaria. His scientific and pedagogical work is worthy of respect and admiration, and should serve as a bright example today and in the future.
Keywords
physical geography, geomorphology, karst, landscape, Bulgarian Geographical Society