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Nikolay Koksharov

Russian mineralogist (1818–1893)

Nikolai Ivanovich Koksharov (Russian: Николай Иванович Кокшаров) (23 November (5 December), 1818 – 21 December (2 January), 1893) was a Russian mineralogist, crystallographer, and major general in the Russian army. He was noted for his measurements of crystals using a goniometer.²

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

Born Dec 5, 1818, died Jan 2, 1893.¹

Companies

Saint Petersburg Mining UniversityBoard member 1872 to 1881¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedMining Engineers Corps³

Career

Occupation: mineralogist, university teacher, geologist.⁶

1872 to 1881Director, Saint Petersburg Mining University⁴
1865 to 1892Chair, Russian Mineralogical Society⁵
Since 1851Worked at Saint Petersburg Mining Institute⁴

Personal life

BornDec 5, 1818, Tomsk⁷
DiedJan 2, 1893, Saint Petersburg^{8 9}
CitizenshipRussian Empire¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 1st class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 2nd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamond signs¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 2nd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 3rd class¹¹

More awards (3)

Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 4th class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of the White Eagle¹¹

Sources

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WikidataNikolay Koksharov on Wikidata
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WikipediaNikolay Koksharov on Wikipedia
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: Worked at Saint Petersburg Mining Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: Chair, Russian Mineralogical Society, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Koksharov: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaint Petersburg Mining University, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsNikolay Koksharov photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain