Alexander Karpinsky | |
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Александр Карпинский | |
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| Born | 7 January 1847[1] |
| Died | 15 July 1936 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Awards | Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1897) Wollaston Medal (1916) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
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Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (Russian: Александр Петрович Карпинский, trl. Aljeksandr Pjetrovič Karpinskij; 7 January 1847 [O.S. 26 December 1846] – 15 July 1936) was a prominent Russian and Soviet geologist and mineralogist, and the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and later Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in 1917–1936.[1]