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Vladimir A. Obruchev
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Russian and Soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956)
Key facts
- Born
- Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev , ( 1863-10-10 ) October 10, 1863, Rzhev , Tver Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- June 19, 1956 (1956-06-19) (aged 92), Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Geologist, novelist
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Notable works
- Plutonia (novel) , Sannikov's Land , In the Wilds of Central Asia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vladimir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Don Republic
- Place of birth
- Rzhev
- Place of death
- Zvenigorod
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Political party
- Constitutional Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Notable work
- Plutonia
- Doctoral advisor
- Ivan Vasil'evich Mushketov
- Student of
- Ivan Vasil'evich Mushketov
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Image
- 1886-ObruchevVA.jpg
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev
- date of birth
- 1863-09-28
- date of death
- 1956-06-19
- topic's main category
- Category:Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev
- described at URL
- www.encyklopedia.narod.ru/bios/nauka/obruchev/obruchev.html
- writing language
- Russian
- interested in
- geology
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Encyclopedic overview
Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (Russian: Влади́мир Афана́сьевич О́бручев; October 10 [O.S. September 28] 1863 – June 19, 1956) 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.
Scientific research
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