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Mikhail Lomonosov

Mikhail Lomonosov
Михаил Ломоносов
Portrait by G. Prenner, 1787
Born
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov

(1711-11-19)19 November 1711
Died15 April 1765(1765-04-15) (aged 53)
Alma materSlavic Greek Latin Academy
St. Petersburg Academy
University of Marburg
SpouseElizabeth Christine Zilch
Scientific career
FieldsNatural science, Astronomy, chemistry, physics, physical chemistry, geology, geophysics, mineralogy, history, philology, optics
InstitutionsSt. Petersburg Academy
Academic advisorsChristian Wolff
Signature

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (/ˌlɒməˈnɒsɒf/;[1] Russian: Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ləmɐˈnosəf] ; 19 November [O.S. 8 November] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. The founder of modern geology,[2][3] Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.

  1. ^ "Lomonosov". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ Lomonosov, Mikhail (2012). On the Strata of the Earth. Translation and commentary by S.M. Rowland and S. Korolev. The Geological Society of America, Special Paper 485. ISBN 978-0-8137-2485-0.
  3. ^ Vernadsky, V. (1911) Pamyati M.V. Lomonosova. Zaprosy zhizni, 5: 257-262 (in Russian) [In memory of M.V. Lomonosov]

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