In Memoriam of Leonid Stanislavovych Galetskyi

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June 21, 2019, 16:32

Leonid Stanislavovych Galetskyi is an outstanding metallogenist , doctor of geological and mineralogical sciences, professor, chief geologist of the Department of Mineralogy of the USSR, director of the state geological enterprise "Geoprognoz", head of the department of minerals geology at the Institute of Geological Sciences of NAS of Ukraine, academician of the Academy of Mining Sciences of Ukraine, academician of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy, corresponding member of the International Academy of Sciences of Eurasia, laureate of the State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR and the State Prize of the USSR. "He lived with Ukraine in his heart, and loved his motherland most of all." This words about Leonid Stanislavovych Galetskyi belong to his good and sincere friend Walter Stunder, the president of the Canadian company Aurora Pacific.


We recall the words of Mr. Walter because Leonid Stanislavovych would've turned 84 years old on June 21 of this year. It is already 2 years since he had passed away.

He played an outstanding role in the Ukrainian Association of Geologists, where he demonstrated his active civic position. In fact, since the creation of the journal “Geologist of Ukraine” in 2003, he became a member of the editorial board, an active author of publications, a reviewer of articles, and a consultant.

Leonid Stanislavovych devoted his whole life to the geological industry, where he worked for more than 60 years. He walked through life like a big ship confidently, powerfully, beautifully, full of friends! He made a lot for geology. His life was full of victories, strength, excitement, ambitious plans. He was a real statesman and the fate of Ukraine was his priority.