Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin – prominent scientist and enlightener: a 21st century vision (to the 250th birth anniversary)
Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin – prominent scientist and enlightener: a 21st century vision (to the 250th birth anniversary)

Summary/Abstract: In the paper, the creative heritage of the prominent scientist, enlightener and public figure Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin (1773–1842) is analyzed from the viewpoint of the sustainable development theory. The main events of his biography are marked, his most important theoretical-scientific, inventing and managing initiatives are described and characterized. His fundamental role in the foundation of Kharkiv University, which has become one of the oldest and leading centers of education, science and culture not only in Ukraine but also in entire Eastern-European region, is represented in literature in sufficient detail by now. At the same time, other ideas and activity results of the first Ukrainian scientist-encyclopedist remain not so well known and fully appreciated. Meanwhile, the correlation of these results with global trends of the development of contemporary mankind demonstrates their consonance. In particular, it is demonstrated that out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Vasyl Karazin’s activity correlates to 14 of them. It is noted that the memory about this prominent person has to be immortalized not only in countries with which his life was directly connected but also at international level.

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