a series of monographs about carbonate sedimentary rocks of the Western Carpathians. He was also an author of the popular science book Relay of science (1990) which was to bring scientific research to the general public. During his scientific career he led numerous domestic scientific projects VEGA and KEGA. Also collaborated in international UNESCO IGCP projects. Important papers Among the most important works of Milan Mišík these monographs are considered: Microfacies of the Mesozoic and Tertiary limestones of the West Carpathians. (1966) Geology of Czechoslovak Carpathians. In Geography of Czechoslovakia. Part I (in cooperation with Oto Fusán and Augustín Gorek, 1968) Geological Excursion to Slovakia. (1976) Stratigraphic and historical geology. (with Ivo Chlupáč and Ivan Cicha, 1985) Exotic conglomerates in flysch sequences: Examples from the West Carpathians. In: M. Rakús, J. Dercourt, A. R. M. Nairn (Editors): Evolution of the Northern margin of Tethys. (together with Róbert Marschalko, 1988) Relay of science. (1990) Slovakia. In: E. M. Moores and R. W. Fairbridge (Editors): Encyclopedia of European and Asian regional geology. (1997) Psefitic rocks (gravel, breccias, conglomerates) of the Western Carpathians. (with Daniela Reháková, 2004) Dolomites, dolomitizátion, dedolomitization in rocks of the Western Carpathians. (with Reháková, 2007) Limestones of Slovakia – Part I (bioherm, crinoidal, freshwater, ooidal and oncoidal limestones). (with Reháková, 2009) References 1928 births 2011 deaths People from Skalica Slovak geologists Comenius University alumni