Lev Perovski
Deceased Person
1792 – 1856
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Who was Lev Perovski?
Count Lev Aleksevich von Perovski was a Russian nobleman and mineralogist who also served as Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas I of Russia.
In 1845, he proposed the creation of the Russian Geographical Society.
The mineral perovskite is named for him.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1792
- Also known as
- Перовский, Лев Алексеевич
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Died
- Nov 21, 1856
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on July 23, 2013
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