Vasily Dokuchaev

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Russian geologist and geographer

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Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev was a Russian geologist and geographer who is credited with laying the foundations of soil science. The Ukrainian city of Dokuchaievsk is named after him. Wikipedia

Born: March 1, 1846, Milyukovo

Died: November 8, 1903 (age 57�years), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Education: Kharkivsʹkyy Natsionalʹnyy Ahrarnyy Universytet Im. V.v. Dokuchayeva and Saint Petersburg State University

Academic advisor: Alexander Inostrantsev

Notable students: Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, Lev Berg, Konstantin Glinka, and more

Place of burial: Smolenskoye Lyuteranskoye Kladbishche, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nationality: Russian