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Vasily Severgin

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Vasily Severgin

Vasily Severgin (Russian:Василий Михайлович Севергин) (1765–1826) was a Russian academician, chemist, mineralogist, and geologist. For three decades, he was the only academician elected to the Geological Society of London. He has been described as being among the most influential pioneers of geology in Russia.[1]

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  1. ^ Lewis, C.L.E. The Making of the Geological Society of London. Geological Society. pp. 203–216.