Aleksander P. Czekanowski | |
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| Born | 24 February 1833 |
| Died | 30 October 1876 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Siberian exploration |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography, geology |
Aleksander Piotr Czekanowski, or Aleksandr Lavrentyevich Chekanovsky (Russian: Александр Лаврентьевич Чекановский, 24 February 1833 – 30 October 1876) was a Polish geologist and explorer of Siberia[1][2] during his exile after participating in the January Uprising. He took part in and later led several expeditions, surveying and mapping the geology of Eastern Siberia. He was released from exile in 1875, and in 1876 took up the post of custodian in the Mineralogical Museum of the Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Mayer, W.; Clary, R.M.; Azuela, L.F.; Mota, T.S.; Wolkowicz, S., eds. (2017). History of Geoscience: Celebrating 50 Years of INHIGEO. Geological Society of London. pp. 377–378. ISBN 978-1786202697.
- ^ Forsyth, James (1994). History of the Peoples of Siberia: Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990. Cambridge University Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-521-47771-9.