Nikolay Ivanovitch Karakash - an outstanding scientist-naturalist
The 2016 year is a year of the 100th anniversary of the death of the outstanding Russian geologist and paleontologist, one of the first investigators of Cretaceous deposits of Crimea and Caucasus, Nikolay Ivanovitch Karakash. His researches of Caucasas are emphasized to have significantly improved the stratigraphic scheme of Cretaceous deposits. The paper considers the contribution of N.I. Karakash in Lower Cretaceous deposits of Crimea, where Nikolay Ivanovitch took part in a 10-verst geological survey from 1898 till 1912. The result of these investigations was the paleonto-logicaly proven scheme of Lower Cretaceous, which was published in 1907 in a fundamental monograph «Lower Cretaceous deposits of Crimea and its fauna». N.I. Karakash did not limit himself only by paleontological-stratigraphic problems. He was also interested in hydrogeological investigations, mineral resources studies, geological surveys for building of railways, slideslopes investigations. Brief data on biography of the scientist are given.