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Mikhail Lomonosov
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, M. B. Jiomohocob, Michaelis, Lomonosow, Mikhaĭlo Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilʹevich Lomonosov, M.B.Jiomohocob, Michailas Vasiljevičius Lomonosovas, Michail Wassiljewitsch Lomonossow
Russian polymath (1711-1765)
Mikhail Lomonosov was an 18th-century Russian scholar who made contributions across multiple fields of knowledge, including science, literature, and education. He is considered an important figure in Russian intellectual history for advancing learning and scientific thinking in Russia during his lifetime.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mikhail
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- polymath
- Educated at
- Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
- Employer
- University of Marburg
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Doctoral advisor
- Christian Wolff
- Doctoral student
- Stepan Rumovsky
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1757).jpg
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- described by source
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- topic's main category
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- date of birth
- 1711-09-19
- date of death
- 1765-04-15
- ethnic group
- Russians
- Commons gallery
- Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов
- member of
- Imperial Academy of Arts
- influenced by
- Christian Wolff
- name in native language
- Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов
- place of burial
- Lazarev Cemetery
- cause of death
- testicular cancer
- writing language
- Russian
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- manner of death
- natural causes
- student
- Stepan Rumovsky
- P8168
- Pesceana
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- State Councillor
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Encyclopedic overview
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (/ˌlɒməˈnɒsɒf/; 19 November [O.S. 8 November] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. One of the founders of modern geology, Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.
Early life and family
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