Dmitry Mushketov was born in Saint Petersburg to the family of Ivan Vasilyevich Mushketov, a famous explorer and professor at the Mining Institute, and Ekaterina Pavlovna Mushketova.

His early education by his mother gave him a fluency in German, French, and English, which allowed him later in life to travel to Western Europe, to correspond with foreign specialists, and to represent Soviet geology abroad.
He entered the Mining Institute in 1899 and graduated with honours in 1907.

In 1905 he was awarded Minor Silver Medal of the Russian Geographical Society.

He attained Master of Science degree in  1915 and awarded honorary Doctorate in Geology and Mineralogy from the Mining Institute, 1936.

D. I. Mushketov's geological interests were very wide including the worldwide study of tectonics and seismology, but he concentrated his work in Central Asia, covering also the fields of stratigraphy, geomorphology, glaciers, and mineral resources.
His scholarly output was prodigious, with "more than 50 scientific works, several textbooks and manuals included, before 1926".
Between 1909 and 1916 he carried out the geological survey of eastern Fergana which contributed to the geological map of Central Asia.
His name is particularly well known for the high-quality revisions and additions that he made to each edition of the textbook on physical geology that was originally written by his father (published in 1888–91).

In 1918 he was appointed director of the Mining Institute and was director of the Geological Committee in 1926–1929.

He participated in International Geological Congress abroad in 1922 (XIII, Belgium), 1926 (XIV, Spain), and  1929 (XV, South Africa).
In addition, he was entrusted with making a bid for the International Geological Congress (XVI) to take place in the USSR in 1933 and was Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Third All-Russia Geological Congress in Tashkent, 1928.
Dmitry Mushketov was born in Saint Petersburg to the family of Ivan Vasilyevich Mushketov, a famous explorer and professor at the Mining Institute, and Ekaterina Pavlovna Mushketova.
His early education by his mother gave him a fluency in German, French, and English, which allowed him later in life to travel to Western Europe, to correspond with foreign specialists, and to represent Soviet geology abroad. He entered the Mining Institute in 1899 and graduated with honours in 1907.
In 1905 he was awarded Minor Silver Medal of the Russian Geographical Society.
He attained Master of Science degree in  1915 and awarded honorary Doctorate in Geology and Mineralogy from the Mining Institute, 1936.
D. I. Mushketov's geological interests were very wide including the worldwide study of tectonics and seismology, but he concentrated his work in Central Asia, covering also the fields of stratigraphy, geomorphology, glaciers, and mineral resources. His scholarly output was prodigious, with "more than 50 scientific works, several textbooks and manuals included, before 1926". Between 1909 and 1916 he carried out the geological survey of eastern Fergana which contributed to the geological map of Central Asia. His name is particularly well known for the high-quality revisions and additions that he made to each edition of the textbook on physical geology that was originally written by his father (published in 1888–91).
In 1918 he was appointed director of the Mining Institute and was director of the Geological Committee in 1926–1929.
He participated in International Geological Congress abroad in 1922 (XIII, Belgium), 1926 (XIV, Spain), and  1929 (XV, South Africa). In addition, he was entrusted with making a bid for the International Geological Congress (XVI) to take place in the USSR in 1933 and was Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Third All-Russia Geological Congress in Tashkent, 1928.
Dmitry Mushketov