Background
Kigai, Ingrid Nikolayevich was born on November 5, 1931 in Novokievsk village, Primorye territory, Russia. Son of Nikolay Fedorovich Kigai and Maria Dmitrievna Kim.
Kigai, Ingrid Nikolayevich was born on November 5, 1931 in Novokievsk village, Primorye territory, Russia. Son of Nikolay Fedorovich Kigai and Maria Dmitrievna Kim.
Graduate (honorary), Moscow State University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology and Mineralogy, Igem Ras, 1963. Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy, IGEM RAS, Moscow, 1990.
Junior scientist Igem Ras, Moscow, 1954—1972, senior scientist, 1972—1990, leading research associate, since 1990.
Descendant First King Chosun. Fellow: International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (vice president 2000-2004).
Married Valentina Alexandrovna Izakson, 1954 (divorced 1960). Children: Maria Ingridovna Lapina, Natalia Ingridovna. Married Valentina Vladimirovna Ratner, June 11, 1960.