Mikhail Lomonosov
November 8, 1711 –April 4, 1765
Astronomer, Geologist, Physicist, Chemist, Linguist, Poet
Lived 53 years
- Born in
- Mishaninskaya
- Passed away in
- Saint Petersburg
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (; 19 November [O.S. 8 November] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus, the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions, the theoretical prediction of Antarctica, and the idea of coaxial rotors. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. One of the founders of modern geology, Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.
Education: Slavic Greek Latin Academy, University of Marburg, Academic University at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Lomonosov