Pyotr Chikhachyov

Geologist, Deceased Person

1808 – 1890

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Who was Pyotr Chikhachyov?

Pyotr Alexandrovich Chikhachyov, last name also spelled Chikhachev or Tchihatchev was a Russian naturalist and geologist who was admitted into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1876 as an honorary member. He authored geographical and geological descriptions of the Altai, Xinjiang, and Asia Minor. One of the Altai mountain ranges is named after him.

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Born
Dec 23, 1808
Gatchina
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Died
Oct 13, 1890
Florence

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on July 23, 2013

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