Vladimir Obruchev
Russian-Soviet geologist
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Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev was a Russian and Soviet geologist who specialized in the study of Siberia and Central Asia. He was also one of the first Russian science fiction authors. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1863, Rzhevsky District, Russia
Died: June 19, 1956 (age 92 years), Moscow, Russia
Children: D. V. Obruchev
Academic advisor: Ivan Mushketov
Notable students: Mikhail Usov, Yefrem Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Sinitsyn, and more
Influenced by: Jules Verne, James Fenimore Cooper, and Thomas Mayne Reid
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