Andrey Arkhangelsky

Andrey Arkhangelsky
Андре́й Дми́триевич Арха́нгельский
Andrey Arkhangelsky
Born
Andrey Dmitriyevich Arkhangelsky

(1879-12-08)December 8, 1879
DiedJune 16, 1940(1940-06-16) (aged 60)
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery
Alma materMoscow State University
OccupationsGeologist, botanist, professor
AwardsLenin Prize (1928)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Academic advisorsA.P. Pavlov
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Andrey Dmitriyevich Arkhangelsky (Russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Арха́нгельский) (December 8, 1879 – June 16, 1940) was a geologist and professor at Moscow State University. He was Corresponding Member of the Division of Physical-Mathematical Sciences since 1925, and Academician of the Division of Physical-Mathematical Sciences since 1929.[1]

He won the Lenin Prize in 1928.

Memoria

A crater on Mars and Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks in Antarctica are named after him.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Arkhangelskii A.D." hp.iitp.ru. Archived from the original on 30 July 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2 October 2025.