Kirill Florensky
Kirill Florensky | |
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Кирилл Флоренский | |
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| Born | December 27, 1915 |
| Died | April 9, 1982 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
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| Fields | Geochemistry, planetary science |
| Institutions | Soviet Academy of Sciences |
Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (Russian: Кири́лл Па́влович Флоре́нский; 27 December 1915 – 9 April 1982) was a Russian Soviet geochemist and planetologist. He was head of comparative planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.[1]
He was the second son of the Russian polymath, Pavel Florensky.
The crater Florensky on the Moon is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ Kopal, Zdenëk (1982). "Kirill Pavlovich Florensky". The Moon and the Planets. 27: 3–4. doi:10.1007/BF00941552. S2CID 124938611.
External links
[edit]- In Memoriam from the Earth, Moon, and Planets journal.
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