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The paper takes us through the life course, research priorities, and scientific achievements of the geographer, specialist in the field of socio-economic geography, cartography and environmental protection Vladimir Vasilievich Vorobyev (19.10.1929- 14.05.2003). V.V. Vorobyev obtained his main scientific results in the fields of economic geography, historical geography, geogra phy of the population and cities, regional nature management, environmental and geographical developments, atlas and envi ronmental mapping. The scientist offered and substantiated original ideas about the geographical features of the formation of the population of Siberia. Thus, the decisive role of the initial main body of old-timers was identified, and it determined the com position of the region’s inhabitants, their connection with exit points, and new waves of immigrants. The research results are published in more than 350 scientific papers, including three individual and a large number of collective monographs. Academi cian V.V. Vorobyev is the founder of the Siberian school of population geography and the scientific school Methodology of En vironmental Ecological Mapping. The scientific activity of V.V. Vorobyev was noteworthy for the ability to set a goal and achieve its achievement. This applies both to his personal scientific work on the economic and geographical problems of cities, formation of the population, its dynamics and forecasting, and the collective development of nature management, environmental protection and ecological mapping of Siberia. The scientific and organizational decisions existing up until now enabled the creation of the Dissertation Council and the scientific journal «Geography and Natural Resources», which are still functioning in the Institute.