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Alexander Pol

1832 – 1890

Russian geologist

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About Alexander Pol

Lived 1832 – 1890 (aged 57). Alexander Pol was a Russian mine entrepreneur, public figure, writer, local historian, archaeologist and entrepreneur, known for Kryvbas.

Alexander Nikolayevich Pol (; 20 August 1832 – 26 July 1890) was a Russian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman of Baltic German descent. He is best-known for discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.

Biography Alexander Pol was the descendant of a noble family of Baltic Germans on his father's side, and of a well-known Ukrainian Cossack starshyna family on his mother's, in Maloaleksandrovka, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). On his mother's line he was a far relative of Polubotok and Poletika families. stimulating the rapid economic growth of Krivoy Rog and, more broadly, of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of what was then the Russian Empire.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Mine entrepreneur, public figure, writer, local historian, archaeologist, entrepreneur
Nationality
Known for
Kryvbas
Education
Imperial University of Dorpat, University of Tartu
Awards
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)
Also known as
Olexander Paul, Alexander Paul, Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Pol, Alexander Nikolayevich Pol, Aleksandr Pol

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alexander Pol's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexander Pol?

Russian geologist (1832–1890)

When was Alexander Pol born?

Alexander Pol was born on 20 August 1832 in Polivske.

When did Alexander Pol die?

Alexander Pol died on 26 July 1890 in Dnipro.

What was Alexander Pol's occupation?

Alexander Pol was a mine entrepreneur, public figure, writer, local historian, archaeologist and entrepreneur.

What was Alexander Pol known for?

Alexander Pol was known for Kryvbas.

What nationality was Alexander Pol?

Alexander Pol was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexander Pol

· Wikidata: Q4371166

· DBpedia: Alexander Pol

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