Stepan Krasheninnikov
Botanist, Deceased Person
1711 – 1755
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Who was Stepan Krasheninnikov?
Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov was a Russian explorer of Siberia, naturalist and geographer who gave the first full description of Kamchatka in the early 18th century. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1745. The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Kamchatka is named in his honour.
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- Born
- Nov 11, 1711
Moscow - Also known as
- Крашенинников, Степан Петрович
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 8, 1755
Saint Petersburg
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on July 23, 2013
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