Alexander Gorodnitsky
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky | |
|---|---|
Александр Моисеевич Городницкий | |
Gorodnitsky at 2015 Grushinsky Festival | |
| Born | 20 March 1933 |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Occupation(s) | geologist, oceanographer, and poet, bard |
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (born March 20, 1933) is a Soviet and Russian bard and poet.
He is the author of over 60 books, poems, songs, and other literary works. His song "Atlantes Hold the Heavens" is the official anthem of the Hermitage Museum and considered as unofficial anthem of Saint Petersburg.
Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer. Gorodnitsky is an author of over 250 scientific publications on geophysics and tectonics of ocean bottom.
Asteroid No. 5988 and a pass in the Sayan Mountains were named after Alexander Gorodnitsky.