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The paper elucidates the role of an outstanding Soviet and Russian scholar, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. M. Sergeev in the development of International Association of Engineering Geology. The short biography of E. M. Sergeev is provided, the fields of his professional activities are described. The main achievements of Prof. Sergeev in the office of Vice-President (1972–1978) and President of IAEG (1978–1982) are analyzed. It is shown that academician Sergeev has made undoubtedly a significant contribution to the foundation and development of international community of engineering geologists.
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Osipov, V., Eremina, O., Rumyantseva, N. (2014). Evgenii Mikhailovich Sergeev (1914–1997) as One of the Founders and Leaders of IAEG. In: Lollino, G., Arattano, M., Giardino, M., Oliveira, R., Peppoloni, S. (eds) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09303-1_48
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