About Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin
Lived 1911 – 1999 (aged 88). Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin was a Russian geologist and naturalist.
Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin (; 1911, Smolensk - 1999, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian geologist, Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1958). From 1982 to 1988, Yanshin served as vice-president of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1967, Yanshin served as president of the Moscow Society of Naturalists.
His father was a lawyer. He studied at the Moscow State University.
He received the Candidate's degree from the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1937. In 1952, he defended his doctoral dissertation. He was elected a Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1958.
Honors and awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944) Order of the Badge of Honour (1945) Alexander Karpinsky Prize (1953) Order of Lenin (1967, 1971, 1981) USSR State Prize (1969, 1978) Alexander Karpinsky Gold Medal (1973) Hero of Socialist Labour (1981) Order of the October Revolution (1986) Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov Prize (1994)
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Who was Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin?
Russian geologist (1911-1999)
When was Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin born?
Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin was born on 15 March 1911 in Smolensk.
When did Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin die?
Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin died on 9 October 1999 in Moscow.
What was Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin's occupation?
Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin was a geologist and naturalist.
What nationality was Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin?
Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin was Russian.
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