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Alexander Karpinsky

Russian geologist and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847-1936)
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Alexander Karpinsky
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[50]
Date of birth
December 26, 1846
Date of death
July 15, 1936
Place of birth
Krasnoturyinsk
Place of death
Udelnaya
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union[15][16][17][18]
Occupation
paleontologist, geologist, professor, mining engineer, botanist
Employer
Geological Committee, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925), Academy of Sciences of the USSR[25][26][27][28]
Field of work
geology, stratigraphy, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography[19][20][21][22][23]
Position held
president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, president of the Russian Academy of Sciences[24]
Educated at
Mining Engineers Corps[29]
Award received
Hayden Memorial Geological Award, Constantin Medal, Wollaston Medal, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of the White Eagle, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of the Crown of Romania, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Order of the Crown, Spendiarov Prize[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Father
Pyotr Mikhailovich Karpinsky[11]
Mother
Maria Grashof[12]
Spouse
Akeksandra Brusnitsyna[13]
Child
Evgeniya Tolmatcheva-Karpinskaya[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Civil rank
Privy Councillor
Described by source
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Faces of Moscow[54]
Family name
Karpinski[51]
Given name
Александр[52]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[44][45][46][47][48][49]
Name in native language
Александр Петрович Карпинский
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Place of burial
Kremlin Wall Necropolis[10]
Relative
Anosov Pavel Petrovich[53]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000057460033
VIAF cluster ID
79406321
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85825734
GND ID
118984683
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
alexandre-petrovitch-karpinsky
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1212-karpinski-alexander
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
Alexandre-Petrovic-Karpinskij
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
48972
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
aleksandr-karpinskij
Az.lib.ru author ID
k/karpinskij_a_p
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10701469p
Botanist author abbreviation
Karpinsky
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DDB person (GND) ID
118984683
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118984683
Elibrary.ru person ID
1299968
FAST ID
162547
FES digital collections entity ID
393881
FactGrid item ID
Bob Graf
Find a Grave memorial ID
28294882
Freebase ID
/m/02k_6s
GONIAT author ID
aut00000000000000000000000000695
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2048621
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
78442
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
30653
IFPNI author ID
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IPNI author ID
29773-1
IdRef ID
084633158
J9U entity ID
987007390474105171
KBR person ID
14258337
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118984683
Krugosvet article (archived)
geologiya/karpinskii-aleksandr-petrovich
Leopoldina member ID (new)
aleksandr-petrovic-von-karpinskij
Libris-URI
rp357b594xsnd5m
NL CR AUT ID
jo20231200903
NUKAT ID
n2014184452
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810594751905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
165986077
Open Library ID
OL2244000A
PM20 folder ID
pe/009204
Persée author ID
40728
Prabook ID
2.6M (738k–2.6M, n=3)
Rodovid ID
269324
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50653
SBN author ID
BVEV107942
SELIBR ID
217689
SNAC ARK ID
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Treccani ID
aleksandr-petrovic-karpinskij
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
aleksandr-petrovic-karpinskij
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 10
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Wollaston Medal, Order of St. Vladimir, Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Crown of Romania, Order of the Crown, Order of the White Eagle +2 more
Named after 7
Karpinskiy, Karpinsky Group, Karpinsky Glacier, Mount Karpinsky, Mount Karpinskiy, Gold medal of Academy of Sciences of the USSR of A. P. Karpinsky, Karpinsky Award
Member of 6
Russian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Field of work 5
geology, paleontology, mineralogy, stratigraphy, petrography
Occupation 5
professor, geologist, botanist, paleontologist, mining engineer
Country of citizenship 4
Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Chaired by 3
Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Geological Committee
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Employer 3
Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Geological Committee
Civil rank 1
Privy Councillor
Family name 1
Karpinski
Given name 1
Александр
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Place of birth 1
Krasnoturyinsk
Place of burial 1
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Place of death 1
Udelnaya
Relative 1
Anosov Pavel Petrovich
Sex or gender 1
male
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Anosov Pavel Petrovich
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Summary

Alexander Karpinsky was born on December 26, 1846[1], in Krasnoturyinsk[2]. He died on July 15, 1936[3], in Udelnaya[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], professor[7], mining engineer[8], and botanist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alexander Karpinsky include Karpinsky Glacier[55], a glacier[56], in Russia[57]; Mount Karpinsky[58], a mountain[59], in Russia[60]; Karpinsky Group[61], a volcano[62], in Russia[63]; Karpinskiy[64], a lunar crater[65]; Gold medal of Academy of Sciences of the USSR of A. P. Karpinsky[66], a science award[67], in Soviet Union[68]; Mount Karpinskiy[69], a mountain[70]; and Karpinsky Award[71], an award[72], in Germany[73].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Alexander Karpinsky include Karpinsky Glacier[55], a glacier[56], in Russia[57]; Mount Karpinsky[58], a mountain[59], in Russia[60]; Karpinsky Group[61], a volcano[62], in Russia[63]; Karpinskiy[64], a lunar crater[65]; Gold medal of Academy of Sciences of the USSR of A. P. Karpinsky[66], a science award[67], in Soviet Union[68]; and Mount Karpinskiy[69], a mountain[70].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Karpinsky born?

Alexander Karpinsky's place of birth was Krasnoturyinsk[2].

Where did Alexander Karpinsky die?

Alexander Karpinsky passed away in Udelnaya[4].

Who were Alexander Karpinsky's parents?

Alexander Karpinsky's father was Pyotr Mikhailovich Karpinsky[11]. Alexander Karpinsky's mother was Maria Grashof[12].

Who was Alexander Karpinsky married to?

Alexander Karpinsky's spouses include Akeksandra Brusnitsyna[13].

What did Alexander Karpinsky do for work?

Alexander Karpinsky worked as a paleontologist[5], geologist[6], professor[7], mining engineer[8], and botanist[9].

Where did Alexander Karpinsky go to school?

Alexander Karpinsky was educated at Mining Engineers Corps[29].

What awards did Alexander Karpinsky receive?

Honors received include Hayden Memorial Geological Award[30], Constantin Medal[31], Wollaston Medal[32], and Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky[33].

Related Entities

geology mineralogy paleontology Russian Empire Russian Republic stratigraphy

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