Mikhail Sergeyevich Molodenskii (Russian : Михаил Сергеевич Молоденский, sometimes transliterated as M. S. Molodensky, 16 June [ O.S. 3 June] 1909, Yepifan or Tula – 12 November 1991, Moscow) was a Russian physical geodesist. He was once said to be "probably the only geodesist who would have deserved a Nobel Prize ".