Viktor Dolnik
Russian ornithologist (1938-2013)
Viktor Rafaelyevich Dolnik (Russian: Ви́ктор Рафаэ́льевич До́льник; 13 January 1938 – 4 November 2013) was a Russian ornithologist who administered the Rybachy Biological Station for 22 years (from 1967 until 1989). Haemoproteus dolniki is named after him.
Biography
Dolnik was born in Sverdlovsk in 1938. In 1960, he graduated from Leningrad State University. For thirty years, he was the chief of the ornithological station "Rybachy" (literally "Fishers'" - after the village where it was situated). He gained a Candidate of Science degree in 1967, and the Doctor of Science in 1976. He became a professor in 1983.
Dolnik was chief research fellow at Zoological institute of Russian Academy of science. He was the vice-president of the Russian ornithologists' Union, an honorary member of the American ornithological union, and a corresponding member of German and Dutch ornithological unions. He was a recipient of the Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and the Medal "Veteran of Labour".
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