Alexander Fersman

Russian and mineralogist (1883–1945)

Alexander Evgenyevich Fersman (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Ферсман; 8 November 1883 – 20 May 1945) was a Russian and Soviet geochemist and mineralogist, and a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1919–1945).²

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Born Nov 8, 1883, died May 20, 1945.¹