Проф. д-р Диню Димитров Канев (1922-1997) – изтъкнат изследовател и университетски преподавател по геоморфология на България и Балканския полуостров

Проф. д-р Диню Димитров Канев (1922-1997) – изтъкнат изследовател и университетски преподавател по геоморфология на България и Балканския полуостров

Емилия Черкезова

Prof. PhD Dinyo Dimitrov Kanev (1922-1997) – A Distinguished Scientist and University Lecturer in Geomorphology of Bulgaria and Balkan Peninsula

Emilia Tcherkezova

Abstract

Prof. PhD Dinyo Dimitrov Kanev was one of the most distinguished Bulgarian scientists and university lecturers in geomorphology of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. The paper presents prof. Kanev’s main scientific works. On the basis of their analysis, they have been grouped into books, maps and atlases, as well as publications related to various thematic topics, e.g. investigations of denudation surfaces, the impact of the base level of erosion on the relief development, studies of the geomorphological evolution of various areas in Bulgaria, morphostructures and morphostructural development of Bulgaria’s relief, the neotectonic movements and their geomorphological response, studies of the volcanic relief in Bulgaria, as well as analysis of the seismic activity and the impact of the relief on the seismic effects, etc. Other works, such as ones related to the problems of the geomorphological investigations in Bulgaria, the geomorphological specifics of the Main Watershed of the Balkan Peninsula, the relation between relief and recreational resources, etc., have also been presented in the paper.

Additionaly, the contributions of Prof. PhD Dinyo Kanev to the establishment of section “Geomorphology and Cartography” (now “Climatology, Hydrology and Geomorphology”) in the Faculty of Geology and Geography at the Sofioter University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, Sofia and to the development of geomorphology and cartography as scientific fields in Bulgaria are highlighted.

Keywords: Prof. PhD Dinyo Kanev, geomorphology, cartography, geomorphologic investigations

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Начин на цитиране / Citation

На български:

Черкезова Е (2020) Проф. д-р Диню Димитров Канев (1922-1997) – изтъкнат изследовател и университетски преподавател по геоморфология на България и Балканския полуостров. Известия на Българското географско дружество 42: 63–70. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/452-vol42-2020-9 

English:

Tcherkezova E (2020) Prof. PhD Dinyo Dimitrov Kanev (1922-1997) – A Distinguished Scientist and University Lecturer in Geomorphology of Bulgaria and Balkan Peninsula. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 63–70. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/452-vol42-2020-9