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Alexander Karpinsky

Russian and Soviet geologist and mineralogist

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 1917–1936.²

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Born Jan 7, 1847, died Jul 15, 1936.¹

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesChair May 15, 1917 to Jul 15, 1936¹⁸
Russian Academy of SciencesPresident May 15, 1917 to Jul 15, 1936¹⁸

Early life and education

1866Mining Engineers Corps³

Career

Occupation: professor, mining engineer, botanist, paleontologist, geologist.¹⁰

1925 to 1936President of the Russian Academy of Sciences⁵
1925 to 1936Chair, Academy of Sciences of the USSR⁹
1917 to 1936President, Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1917 to 1936Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences⁸
1917 to 1925President of the Russian Academy of Sciences⁵
1917 to 1925Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)⁷
1885 to 1900Director, Geological Committee⁴
1885 to 1900Chair, Geological Committee⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Academy of Sciences of the USSR⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)⁴

Personal life

BornJan 7, 1847, Krasnoturyinsk¹¹
DiedJul 15, 1936, Udelnaya¹²
CitizenshipRussian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russian Republic¹³
SpouseAkeksandra Brusnitsyna¹⁴

Awards

1916Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky^{15 17}
1916Wollaston Medal^{15 16}
1900Spendiarov Prize¹⁵
1897Hayden Memorial Geological Award¹⁵
1892Constantin Medal¹⁵
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 1st class¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 2nd class¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir¹⁵

More awards (5)

Date not recordedOrder of the Crown of Romania¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of the Crown¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of the Sacred Treasure¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of the White Eagle¹⁵
Date not recordedRoyal Order of the Polar Star¹⁵

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: Worked at Academy of Sciences of the USSR, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: Chair, Geological Committee, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925), on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: Chair, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Karpinsky: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Karpinsky photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain