Vesselina Breskovska
| Vesselina Breskovska | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 December 1928 Granit, Stara Zagora Province, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Died |
12 August 1997 (aged 68) Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria |
| Nationality |
 Bulgarian
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| Fields | mineralogy; geology, X-ray crystallography |
| Institutions | Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University; Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" |
Vesselina Vassileva Breskovska (Bulgarian: Веселина Василева Бресковска) (December 6, 1928, Granit, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria – August 12, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a 20th-century Bulgarian geologist, mineralogist and crystallographer.
Vesselina Breskovska was born in Granit, the only daughter of educators Vassil and Paraskeva Breskovski. Her younger brother was a paleontologist, Stoycho Vassilev Breskovski. After successfully completing Second Young Women’s High School in Plovdiv she was admitted to study in the Soviet Union. In 1952, she took her degree in geology at Leningrad State University. Upon her return to Bulgaria she was appointed assistant professor in mineralogy at Sofia University. Later she became docent and full professor, and taught the main courses in mineralogy, crystallography, X-ray analysis to students of natural sciences. Her favorite lecture course was "Minerals in Bulgaria" and students appreciated it. She taught it for many years, and dedicated a major portion of her research to treating the subject in a systematic manner. In 1988 she was awarded the Doctor of Science from Sofia University. Breskovska was noted for her thorough research on sulfosalt, chlorosulfosalt minerals and on artificial minerals containing selenium. In 1980 her efforts were rewarded with the discovery of a new mineral, which she named Ardaite after the river Arda.
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