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Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky

1827 - 1914

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Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov (Russian: Пётр Петрович Семёнов; 2 January (New style: 14 January), 1827 – 26 February (New style: 11 March), 1914) was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the Tian Shan mountains. He changed his surname to "Semyonov of Tian Shan" (Семёнов-Тян-Шанский, Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky) at the age of 79. Several of his descendants, including a son, Andrey Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, and a grandson Oleg Semenov-Tian-Shansky became scientists of note. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky is the 44th most popular geographer (down from 39th in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Russia (down from 734th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky ranks 44 out of 86. Before him are Artemidorus Ephesius, Otto Nordenskjöld, Conrad Malte-Brun, Marie Tharp, Marinus of Tyre, and Erich von Drygalski. After him are Alfred Hettner, Yi-Fu Tuan, Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Jehuda Cresques, Jan Janssonius, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky ranks 30. Before him are John Hanning Speke, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Sandford Fleming, Afzal-ud-Daulah, Lew Wallace, and Hiram Rhodes Revels. After him are Nikolai Severtzov, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, and Paul de Lagarde. Among people deceased in 1914, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky ranks 52. Before him are Kitty Lange Kielland, Ödön Lechner, Paul Héroult, Theodore Gill, Ivan Zajc, and John Henry Poynting. After him are John Muir, Theodor Lipps, Delmira Agustini, Amélie Lundahl, Stevan Mokranjac, and Yu Kil-chun.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky ranks 774 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolai Voznesensky (1903), Ivan Sechenov (1829), Nina Berberova (1901), Vasily Tropinin (1776), Anna Kournikova (1981), and Rudolf Lipschitz (1832). After him are Ludmila Savelyeva (1942), Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova (1743), Alexander Gretchaninov (1864), Vladimir of Novgorod (1020), Ivan Panfilov (1893), and Pyotr Chaadayev (1794).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Russia

Among geographers born in Russia, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky ranks 3. Before him are Wladimir Köppen (1846), and Erich von Drygalski (1865). After him are Yuly Shokalsky (1856).

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