Yakov Gakkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yakov Gakkel

Russian oceanographer

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1901

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1965

Profession: oceanography, university teacher, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Yakov Yakovlevich Gakkel (Russian: ???? ????????? ???????) (July 18, 1901, Saint Petersburg — December 30, 1965, Leningrad) was a Soviet oceanographer, doctor of geographical sciences (1950), professor, director of the geography department of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, son of scientist Yakov Modestovich Gakkel. Yakov Gakkel participated in numerous Arctic expeditions, including the ones on icebreakers Sibiryakov (1932) and Chelyuskin (1934).
He was the first one to create a bathymetric map of the Arctic basin. Yakov Gakkel was awarded two orders and several medals during his scientific career.
In 1966, one of the mid-oceanic ridges was named after him. This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in the public domain.