Peter Simon Pallas

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Peter Simon Pallas
Born	22 September 1741 Berlin, Prussia
Died	8 September 1811(1811-09-08) (aged 69) Berlin, Prussia
Alma mater	University of Göttingen University of Halle University of Leiden
Known for	Pallasite meteorite Elevation crater theory[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology Botany Geography Geology Ethnography Natural history Philology Taxonomy
Author abbrev. (botany)	Pall.

Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a Prussian zoologist, botanist, ethnographer, explorer, geographer, geologist, natural historian, and taxonomist. He studied natural sciences at various universities in early modern Germany and worked primarily in the Russian Empire between 1767 and 1810.