Stepan Krasheninnikov
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Russian scientist (1711-1755)
Key facts
- Born
- Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov , ( 1711-11-11 ) November 11, 1711, Moscow , Russia
- Died
- March 8, 1755 (1755-03-08) (aged 43), Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Other name
- Stephan Krascheninnikow
- Occupations
- Naturalist and geographer
- Known for
- Exploring Kamchatka and Siberia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stepan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- geographer
- Educated at
- Slavic Greek Latin Academy
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Participant in
- Great Northern Expedition
- Doctoral advisor
- Johann Georg Gmelin
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Stepan Krasheninnikov.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stepan Krasheninnikov
- date of birth
- 1711-10-31
- date of death
- 1755-02-25
- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- student
- Ivan Lepyokhin
- place of burial
- Lazarev Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Stepan Krasheninnikov
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Encyclopedic overview
Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (Russian: Степа́н Петро́вич Крашени́нников; November 11 [O.S. October 31] 1711 – March 8 [O.S. February 25] 1755) was a Russian explorer of Siberia, naturalist and geographer who gave the first full description of Kamchatka in the early 18th century. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1745. The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Kamchatka is named in his honour.
Early life
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