Abstract
<jats:p>The life and creative path of Professor Tadeusz Marek Peryt, an outstanding Polish scientist, long-time director of the State Geological Institute of Poland, Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is briefly described. Doctor habilitated Tadeusz Perytʼs scientific interests cover a wide range of fundamental problems of sedimentology, lithology, geochemistry, bio- and lithostratigraphy, geodynamics of the Phanerozoic as the basis for the search and exploration of oil and gas deposits, copper, salts, gypsum, sulfur, and other minerals, which he has covered in over 300 scientific papers, mainly in the scientometric databases Web of Science and Scopus, with a total number of citations exceeding 5760. Professor Tadeusz Marek Peryt is well known for his active international scientific and organizational activities. He has done a lot for the development of Polish geological periodicals, public organizations and scientific societies. Among the numerous awards of the outstanding geologist and scientist are also state-level awards, in particular, the Order of Polonia Restituta. Professor Tadeusz Marek Peryt has made and continues to make significant efforts to develop scientific cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian geologists, as an organizer of Ukrainian-Polish projects, internships of Ukrainian scientists in Poland, preparation of joint publications, conferences. The scientistʼs creative partnership with the Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, primarily with the Department of Geochemistry of Sedimentary Strata of Oil and Gas Provinces, and his work as a member of the editorial board of the Instituteʼs scientific journal “Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals” turned out to be especially fruitful. A great friend of Ukraine, the hero of the day unconditionally supported our state in the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion and continues to contribute to the stabilization of Polish-Ukrainian scientific contacts, which were complicated by the Russian-Ukrainian war, and we express our sincere gratitude to him for his words and the effectiveness of his support. “Many and Blessed Years!” “A hundred years, a hundred years, let him live, live for us. A hundred years, a hundred years, let him live, live for us. Once again, once again let him live, live for us. Let him live for us!”</jats:p>