Alexander Fersman

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Evgenyevich and the family name is Fersman.
Alexander Fersman
Born(1883-11-08)8 November 1883
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died20 May 1945(1945-05-20) (aged 61)
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State University
Scientific career
FieldsGeochemistry, mineralogy
InstitutionsFersman Mineralogical Museum
Academic advisorsVladimir Vernadsky
Victor Goldschmidt
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Alexander Evgenyevich Fersman (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Ферсман; 8 November 1883 – 20 May 1945) was a Russian and Soviet geochemist and mineralogist, and a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1919–1945).

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