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Mikhail Lomonosov

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Mikhail Lomonosov

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Also 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)

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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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human
Given name
Mikhail
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Occupation
polymath
Languages spoken
Russian
Doctoral advisor
Christian Wolff
Doctoral student
Stepan Rumovsky
Field of work
astronomy
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Mikhail Lomonosov (1757).jpg
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Mikhail Lomonosov
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date of birth
1711-09-19
date of death
1765-04-15
ethnic group
Russians
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Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов
influenced by
Christian Wolff
name in native language
Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов
place of burial
Lazarev Cemetery
cause of death
testicular cancer
writing language
Russian
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manner of death
natural causes
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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.

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