About Apollo Mussin-Pushkin
Lived 1760 – 1805 (aged 45). Apollo Mussin-Pushkin was a Russian botanist, chemist, physicist and naturalist.
Count Apollos Apollosovich Musin-Pushkin (; February 17, 1760 – April 18, 1805) was a Russian chemist and plant collector. He led a botanical expedition to the Caucasus in 1802 with his friend botanist Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein.
In 1797, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Russian mining board and developed several new methods of refining and processing of platinum. The genus of Puschkinia commemorates his name.
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Who was Apollo Mussin-Pushkin?
Russian scientist (1760-1805)
When was Apollo Mussin-Pushkin born?
Apollo Mussin-Pushkin was born on 17 February 1760 in Tobolsk.
When did Apollo Mussin-Pushkin die?
Apollo Mussin-Pushkin died on 18 April 1805 in Tbilisi.
What was Apollo Mussin-Pushkin's occupation?
Apollo Mussin-Pushkin was a botanist, chemist, physicist and naturalist.
What nationality was Apollo Mussin-Pushkin?
Apollo Mussin-Pushkin was Russian.
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