Nikolay Vasilyevich Belov (December 14, 1891 – March 6, 1982) was a Soviet and Russian crystallographer, geochemist, academician (1953), and Hero of Socialist Labour (1969). Belov worked primarily in the fields of mineralogy (particularly silicates), determination of crystal structures using X-ray crystallography, and the theory of symmetry, specifically dichromatic, and polychromatic symmetry, a field which Belov founded.

Career

Belov’s career has been summarised in a number of jubilees and obituaries.

Works

Belov was the author or co-author over 1400 academic works. Books: Belov’s scientific work on symmetry has been placed into historical context by V.A. Koptsik.

Honours and awards

Organizational memberships