Mercury Ghilarov
Academician Mercury Sergeyevich Ghilarov | |
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Гиляров, Меркурий Сергеевич | |
| Born | March 6, 1912 |
| Died | March 2, 1985 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Education | Kiev State University |
| Children | Alexey Ghilarov |
| Father | Sergey Ghilarov |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Soil biology |
| Institutions | Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution |
| Notable students | N. M. Chernovna |
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Mercury Sergeyevich Ghilarov (also written as Merkurii Giliarov, 6 March 1912 – 2 March 1985) was a Soviet soil scientist who was a pioneer of soil biology, the life in the soil including insects and other small invertebrates. Ghilarov laid emphasis on the soil as a peculiar medium that consisted of a mix of liquid, solid, and gas phases and therefore suggested that it was the zone of evolutionary transition between aquatic and terrestrial life forms.