%0 Dataset
%T Natural soil researchers in Kazakhstan-Biographical reference manual
%J Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
%I Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center(data.dcxjegi.cn)
%U https://data.dcxjegi.cn/portal/metadata/4a8d1c43-861a-46a5-807a-ed469ebdc59c
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.02033
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Agricultural;Soil
%X The historical background to the compilation of this book can be traced back to 1907. In September and October of that year, S.S. Neustruyev and A.I. Bekonov initiated systematic soil-geographical investigations within the territory of Kazakhstan. Following the route of the planned Turkestan-Siberian Railway, they conducted soil surveys from Semipalatinsk to Verny (present-day Almaty), marking the formal beginning of modern soil science in the country. Over the following years, large numbers of researchers continuously devoted themselves to investigations of Kazakhstan's soil cover, accumulating extensive field data and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent development of the discipline. As the editors note in the preface, the history of soil science is not merely a collection of personal biographies; more importantly, it involves tracing the evolution of ideas, hypotheses, theories, and research methods. Therefore, the book is not simply a record of individual lives. Through the experiences of researchers, it seeks to reconstruct the entire process through which the scientific ideas, research directions, and theoretical paradigms of Kazakh soil science emerged and evolved. The volume includes not only front-line soil researchers but also organizers and administrators of soil survey programs. It records both individual scholarly contributions and the major scientific works that these individuals led or helped produce, thereby presenting a comprehensive picture of the human resources behind the development of the discipline.The development of soil science in Kazakhstan has been marked by significant fluctuations and has been deeply influenced by the socioeconomic and political environments of both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. As a result, the pace of disciplinary development was uneven. The field reached its peak during the 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, the fourteen-volume series Soils of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic was publis