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Feodor Levinson-Lessing

Russian geologist (1861–1939)
Person Human Q1396733

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
February 25, 1861, 1861, March 9, 1861[10][11]
Date of death
October 25, 1939, 1940[12]
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union[14][15][16][17]
Occupation
geologist, mineralogist, university teacher, pedologue, dean
Employer
University of Tartu, Saint Petersburg State University, Bestuzhev Courses[26][27][28]
Field of work
petrography, geology, soil science, mineralogy, petrology, crystallography, pedology[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Position held
museum director[25]
Educated at
Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial St. Petersburg University[29][30]
Award received
Deserved scientist of ArmSSR, Honored Scientist of Armenia[36][37]
Doctoral advisor
Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev[31]
Doctoral student
Nikolay Ignatyev, Pyotr Borisov[40][41]
Work location
Soviet Union[44]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[51]
Civil rank
Active State Councillor
Contributed to creative work
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[45][46][47][48][49][50]
Family name
Levinson-Lessing[42]
Given name
Franz[43]
Member of
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences[38]
Name in native language
Franz Loewinson-Lessing[52]
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Patronym or matronym
Yulyevich
Place of burial
Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways[13]
Student
Leonid Spendiarov, Dmitrii S. Korzhinskii, Dmitri Belyankin, Лебедев, Пётр Иванович[32][33][34][35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Franz Yulievich Levinson-Lessing en Feodor Levinson-Lessing cs F. Ju. Levinson-Lessing cs Franc Jul‘jevič Levinson-Lessing de Loewinson-Lessing de Franz Loewinson-Lessing en-gb Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing fa فرانتس لوئینسون-لسینگ pl Franc Lewinson-Lessing ru Левинсон-Лессинг Франц Юльевич ru Левинсон-Лессинг, Франц Юльевич ru Левинсон-Лессинг Ф. Ю. ru Фёдор Юльевич Левинсон-Лессинг ru Франц Юльевич Левинсон-Лессинг sv Franz Levinson-Lessing uk Левінсон-Лессинг Франц Юлієвич
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000139156107
VIAF cluster ID
217013142
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82159935
GND ID
117190039, 173258794
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Levinson-LessingFU-1934.png ↗
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
franc-levinson-lessing
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
168316911
Biografija.ru ID
levinson-lessing-franc-julevich-julievich
De Agostini ID
Levinson-Lessing,+Franz+Julevič
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117190039
Erik Amburger database ID
94438
FAST ID
102861
Show all 40 identifiers +28
FactGrid item ID
Birgit Schneider
FranceArchives agent ID
291550471
Freebase ID
/m/0b1k0r
GONIAT author ID
aut00000000000000000000000000201
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2135862
IdRef ID
07341297X
J9U entity ID
987007302115905171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
9856
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
12378
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117190039
Libris-URI
hftwrp8129q9xds
NL CR AUT ID
mub20211121718
NLA Trove people ID
1179875
NLP ID
a0000002841934
NUKAT ID
n99008075
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810533005805606
National Virtual Library of India ID
840532
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
194958582
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3932059
Open Library ID
OL4771606A, OL5435404A, OL138384A, OL5527853A
Persée author ID
587449
Prabook ID
739095, 2453677
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
51045
SBN author ID
GEAV011108
SELIBR ID
72211
Topic's main category
Category:Franz Loewinson-Lessing
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcyvc3jq6g7hHxpJJ7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/b7578195-61b9-44c9-8752-f54048d7f938

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 7
geology, mineralogy, crystallography, petrology, soil science, pedology, petrography
Country of citizenship 4
Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Occupation 4
geologist, dean, university teacher, mineralogist
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Employer 3
Saint Petersburg State University, University of Tartu, Bestuzhev Courses
Educated at 2
Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial St. Petersburg University
Student 2
Dmitri Belyankin, Leonid Spendiarov
Chaired by 1
Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute
Civil rank 1
Active State Councillor
Contributed to creative work 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Doctoral advisor 1
Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev
Doctoral advisors 1
Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev
Doctoral students 1
Leonid Spendiarov
Given name 1
Franz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Member of 1
Russian Academy of Sciences
Named after 1
Lake Lessing
Place of birth 1
Saint Petersburg
Place of burial 1
Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Sergei Ivanovich Tomkeieff
Work location 1
Soviet Union
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Summary

Feodor Levinson-Lessing was born on February 25, 1861[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died on October 25, 1939[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], mineralogist[6], university teacher[7], pedologist[8], and dean[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Feodor Levinson-Lessing include Lake Lessing[53], a lake[54], in Armenia[55].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Lake Lessing[53], a lake[54], in Armenia[55].

His notable doctoral advisees include Leonid Spendiarov[56], a geologist[57], 1869–1897[58], of Russian Empire[59].

FAQs

Where was Feodor Levinson-Lessing born?

Feodor Levinson-Lessing's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Feodor Levinson-Lessing die?

Feodor Levinson-Lessing died in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Feodor Levinson-Lessing do for work?

Feodor Levinson-Lessing worked as a geologist[5], mineralogist[6], university teacher[7], pedologist[8], and dean[9].

Where did Feodor Levinson-Lessing go to school?

Feodor Levinson-Lessing was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[29] and Imperial St. Petersburg University[30].

What awards did Feodor Levinson-Lessing receive?

Honors received include Deserved scientist of ArmSSR[36] and Honored Scientist of Armenia[37].

Related Entities

crystallography Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute geology Imperial St. Petersburg University mineralogy pedology petrology Russian Empire Russian Republic soil science University of Tartu

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . The Road to the Future: the History of “The Little Botanists” Society. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . The Road to the Future: the History of “The Little Botanists” Society. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . E.F. Serova — Planter’s Desert. wikidata.org.
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  32. [38] ↑ . Летопись Российской академии наук. Т. VII. 1946—1953. wikidata.org.
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  34. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [11] ↑ . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  51. [51] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Commons category: Franz Loewinson-Lessing, Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  2. 25d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL4771606A, OL5435404A, OL138384A +1
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    Open Library ID → OL4771606A, OL5435404A, OL138384A +1
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