Rajko Pavlovec (15 January 1932 – 25 August 2013) was a Slovene professor of

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

, specialist in

paleontology Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...

stratigraphy Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock (geology), rock layers (Stratum, strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary rock, sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks. Stratigrap ...

and

regional geology Regional geology is the geological study of large-scale regions. Usually, it encompasses multiple geological disciplines to piece together the history of an area. It is the geologic equivalent of regional geography. The size and the borders of ea ...

. In 1976, he won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

for his book (Karst) on the geology of the

Karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

.The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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Selected published works

* (The Stratigraphic Development of the Early Tertiary in South Eastern Slovenia with Particular Regard to Nummulites and Asilinae), 1962 * (Istrian Nummulites With Special Regard to Phylogenesis and Palaeoecology), 1969 * (Karst), 1976 * (From the Lives of Continents), 1977

References

Yugoslav geologists Slovenian paleontologists Levstik Award laureates Writers from Ljubljana 1932 births 2013 deaths {{Slovenia-scientist-stub