Lev Perovski

Lev Perovski
Lev Perovski
Born	9 September 1792
Died	21 November 1856 (aged 64)
Alma mater	Imperial Moscow University

Count Lev Alekseyevich von Perovski (Russian: Лев Алексе́евич Перо́вский, also transliterated as Perofsky, Perovskii, Perovskiy, Perovsky, Perowski, and Perowsky; also credited as L.A. Perovski) (9 September 1792 – 21 November 1856) was a Russian nobleman and mineralogist who also served as Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas I of Russia.^[1]

In 1845, he proposed the creation of the Russian Geographical Society.^[2]

The mineral perovskite is named after him.^[3]

References

^ Shubin, Daniel (2005). A history of Russian Christianity (volume 3). Algora Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 0-87586-427-9.
^ Congress of Russian Geographical Society may be held in Karelia, January 20, 2010, by Maxim Tikhonov
^ De Graef, Marc; Michael E. McHenry (2007). Structure of materials: an introduction to crystallography, diffraction and symmetry. Cambridge University Press. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-521-65151-6. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[1] Shubin, Daniel (2005). A history of Russian Christianity (volume 3). Algora Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 0-87586-427-9.

[2] Congress of Russian Geographical Society may be held in Karelia, January 20, 2010, by Maxim Tikhonov

[3] De Graef, Marc; Michael E. McHenry (2007). Structure of materials: an introduction to crystallography, diffraction and symmetry. Cambridge University Press. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-521-65151-6. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

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