Alexander Vinogradov | |
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| Александр Виноградов | |
| Born | February 6, 1861 Petretsovo, Romanovo-Borisoglebsky county, Yaroslavl province, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 16, 1975 (died at the age of 80) Moscow, USSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Military Medical Academy, Leningrad University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochemistry |
| Institutions | Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union |
| Notable students | D. A. Mineev, V. S. Urusov, Л. N. Kogarko, I. D. Ryabchikov, А. A. Yaroshevsky, I. G. Mineeva |
Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Виногра́дов; August 21, 1895 – November 16, 1975) was a Soviet geochemist, academician (1953), and Hero of Socialist Labour (1949, 1975).
In 1928, he took up a position as assistant professor in the laboratory for biogeochemical problems of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
He was the director of Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1947-1975).
Mons Vinogradov, a mountain on the near side of the Moon, is named after him.[1] So is a large crater on Mars.[2]