Peter Simon Pallas

Peter Simon Pallas
Born22 September 1741
Died8 September 1811(1811-09-08) (aged 69)
Berlin, Prussia
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
University of Halle
University of Leiden
Known forPallasite meteorite
Elevation crater theory[1]
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
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.

  1. ^ Şengör, Celâl (1982). "Classical theories of orogenesis". In Miyashiro, Akiho; Aki, Keiiti; Şengör, Celâl (eds.). Orogeny. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-471-103764.