Kirill Florensky

Geologist, Deceased Person

1915 – 1982

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Who was Kirill Florensky?

Kirill Pavlovich Florensky was a Russian Soviet geochemist and planetologist. He was head of comparative planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

He was the second son of the Russian polymath, Pavel Florensky.

The crater Florensky on the Moon is named after him.

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Born
Dec 27, 1915
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  • Soviet Union
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Died
Apr 9, 1982

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on July 23, 2013

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