Ivan Kostov Nikolov
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.
Ivan Kostov HonFGS HonFMinSoc | |
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Иван Костов Николов | |
| Born | 24 December 1913 O.S. Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Died | 31 March 2004 (aged 90) Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria |
| Resting place | Central Sofia Cemetery 42°42′45.3″N 023°20′09.6″E |
| Nationality | |
| Citizenship | Bulgarian |
| Alma mater | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Royal School of Mines London Imperial College |
| Known for | Kostov's Classification of Minerals |
| Spouse | Maria Zgurova Slavova-Kostova |
| Children | a son and a daughter |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mineralogy geology X-ray crystallography |
| Institutions | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" London Imperial College Bulgarian Academy of Sciences National Museum of Natural History (Bulgaria) |
| Thesis | Genesis of the Iron Ore Castle Deposit Krepost (Bulgaria) D.I.C. (1941) |
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