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Alexander Pol

Russian geologist (1832–1890)

Alexander Nikolayevich Pol (Russian: Александр Николаевич Поль; 20 August 1832 – 26 July 1890) was a Russian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman of Baltic German descent. He is best-known for discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexander Pol (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 1, 1832, died Aug 7, 1890.¹

Companies

Anonymous Society of Krivoy Rog Iron OreFounder¹¹
Saksahan MineFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedImperial University of Dorpat³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, local historian, public figure, archaeologist, writer, historian, mine entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Saksahan Mine⁴
Date not recordedFounded Anonymous Society of Krivoy Rog Iron Ore⁵

Personal life

BornSep 1, 1832, Polivske⁷
DiedAug 7, 1890, Dnipro⁸
CitizenshipRussian Empire⁹

Awards

1883Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Pol on Wikidata
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WikipediaAlexander Pol on Wikipedia
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WikidataAlexander Pol: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: Founded Saksahan Mine, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: Founded Anonymous Society of Krivoy Rog Iron Ore, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Pol: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAnonymous Society of Krivoy Rog Iron Ore, Founder
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WikidataSaksahan Mine, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Pol photo by без указания, Public domain