Alexander Fersman

Alexander Fersman
Born8 November 1883[1][2]
Died20 May 1945 (aged 61)[1][2]
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1][2]
Alma materMoscow State University[1]
Scientific career
FieldsGeochemistry, mineralogy
InstitutionsFersman Mineralogical Museum
Academic advisorsVladimir Vernadsky
Victor Goldschmidt[1]
Signature
Fersman on a 1966 Soviet stamp

Alexander Evgenyevich Fersman (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Ферсман; 8 November 1883 – 20 May 1945) was a prominent Soviet Russian geochemist and mineralogist, and a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1919–1945).[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ферсман Александр Евгеньевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ a b c d ФЕРСМАН, Александр Евгеньевич. Moscow State University
  3. ^ Spencer, L. J. (1947). "Biographical Notices of Mineralogists Recently Deceased. (Eighth Series.)" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. 28: 191-192. Retrieved 12 June 2024.