In Memory of Outstanding Geologist Professor He Gouqi (Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China)

Аннотация

Abstract—We briefly review the geological research of Professor He Gouqi (1956‒2017), renowned geologist of Peking University in China, author of more than 200 publications, who directed or was responsible for the execution of several major regional projects in China, such as Upper Mantle of the Earth’s Crust of Northern China, Project for Mineral Resource Prospecting in Xinjiang, Formation and Evolution of the Paleozoic Lithosphere in Northern Xinjiang and Neighboring Regions of China, Study of the Relationship between the Cover Structure and Mineral Resources of the Western Tien Shan, and Structure and Evolution of the Earth’s Crust of Xinjiang. We shed light on the importance of Professor He Gouqi’s geological research in Russia, as well as his international scientific and close friendly ties with lecturers and professors at the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University.