Alexander Pol | |
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| Aлександр Поль | |
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| Born | 20 August 1832 Maloaleksandrovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 July 1890 (aged 57) |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Known for | Discovery of Kryvbas mining region |
| Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman |
Alexander Nikolayevich Pol[1] (Russian: Александр Николаевич Поль; 20 August 1832 – 26 July 1890) was a Russian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman of Baltic German descent. He is most well-known for discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.
- ^ Alan Milward, S. B. Saul. The Development of the Economies of Continental Europe 1850–1914.