ANTHROPOLOGIST

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov

1907 - 1970

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Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гера́симов; 2 September 1907 – 21 July 1970) was a Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist who discovered the Mal'ta–Buret' culture and developed the first technique of forensic sculpture based on findings of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and forensic science. He studied the skulls and meticulously reconstructed the faces of more than 200 people, ranging from the earliest excavated homo sapiens and neanderthals, to the Middle Ages' monarchs and dignitaries, including emperor Timur (Tamerlane), Yaroslav the Wise, Ivan the Terrible, and Friedrich Schiller. He led the expedition to open the tomb of Timur, despite being warned that the tomb was cursed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov is the 40th most popular anthropologist (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,010th most popular biography from Russia (down from 878th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov ranks 40 out of 93. Before him are Henry Fairfield Osborn, Franco Basaglia, Pierre Clastres, Cheikh Anta Diop, Marcel Griaule, and David Graeber. After him are Edwin H. Colbert, John Lloyd Stephens, Georges Vacher de Lapouge, Paolo Mantegazza, Lubor Niederle, and Louis Dumont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov ranks 162. Before him are Lev Oborin, Sven Andersson, Frederick Copleston, Luigi Beccali, Martti Miettunen, and Anton Schall. After him are Günter Eich, Guido Masetti, Alfred Delp, L. Sprague de Camp, Janusz Kusociński, and Annabella. Among people deceased in 1970, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov ranks 129. Before him are Lonnie Johnson, Félix Gaillard, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, Sean Flynn, Vera Brittain, and Leah Goldberg. After him are Fernand Crommelynck, Peter Doi, Ștefan Barbu, Robert Gerhard, Jacques Pills, and Louisa Bolus.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov ranks 1,010 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Tcherepnin (1899), Leah Goldberg (1911), Alexei Tupolev (1925), Zinaida Greceanîi (1956), Alexander Zinoviev (1922), and Anatoli Boukreev (1958). After him are Arkady Rotenberg (1951), Nikolai Zverev (1832), Nadezhda Chizhova (1945), Theophan the Recluse (1815), Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia (1850), and Dmitry Pisarev (1840).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In Russia

Among anthropologists born in Russia, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov ranks 2. Before him are Andrey Korotayev (1961). After him are Dmitry Anuchin (1843).

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