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Alexander Von Volborth
Alexander von Volborth/Aleksandr Fedorovich von Volborth (born 1800, Mogilev - died 1876, Kiev), was a Russian Empire palaeontologist. Volborthite, a mineral containing copper and vanadium and first found in 1838 at the Sofronovskii Copper Mine near Perm, Russia, Perm in the Urals, was named after him. Biography Alexander Folbort was born on January 11 (22), 1800 in the city Mogilev into the family of a pastor, Dr. Friedrich Folbort and Evdokia Kurganskaya, a daughter of a Russian priest. At the end of the course at Petrishul, Peter and Paul School in University of Berlin degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. He returned to St. Petersburg, the Russian capital, Folbort, after passing the exam at the Imperial Medical and Surgical Academy, in 1827 he entered the service at the Mariinsky Hospital. Later, Alexander Fedorovich Folbort worked at the Obukhov hospital, from which he was transferred to serve in the maritime department for the medical unit. In 1833, Folbort, followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flipper Crew
Flipper may refer to: Common meanings *Flipper (anatomy), a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering and/or propulsion in water *Alternate name for a swimfin, footwear that boosts human swimming efficiency *Flipper (cricket), a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler *Flipper (pinball), a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball *A speculator who engages in flipping (buying and selling quickly) *Flipper (tool), used for flipping food over while cooking Boats *Flipper (US dinghy), an American sailing dinghy design * Flipper (dinghy), a Danish sailing dinghy design Film and television * ''Flipper'' (1963 film), about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper *''Flipper's New Adventure'' (1964), sequel to the 1963 film * ''Flipper'' (1964 TV series), an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967 * ''Flipper'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000 * ''Flipper'' (1996 film), a remake of the 1963 film starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkovskoye Cemetery (St
The Volkovo Cemetery (also Volkovskoe) (russian: Во́лковское кла́дбище or Во́лково кла́дбище) is one of the largest and oldest non-Orthodox cemeteries in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Until the early 20th century it was one of the main burial grounds for Lutheran Germans in Russia. It is estimated that over 100,000 people have been buried at this cemetery since 1773. Origins 1770–1773 Between late 1771 and 1772, Catherine the Great, empress of the Russian empire, issued an edict which decreed that, from that point on, any person who died (regardless of social standing or class origins) no longer had the right to be buried within church crypts or adjacent churchyards. New cemeteries had to be built across the entire Russian Empire and from then on they all had to be located outside city limits. One of the main motivations behind these measures was overcrowding in church crypts and graveyards. However, the true deciding factor which led to the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Moscow University
Imperial Moscow University was one of the oldest universities of the Russian Empire, established in 1755. It was the first of the twelve imperial universities of the Russian Empire. History of the University Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov promoted the idea of a university in Moscow, and Elizabeth of Russia, Russian Empress Elizabeth decreed its establishment on . The first lectures were given on . Russians still celebrate 25 January as Tatiana Day, Students' Day. (Foundation of the University is traditionally associated with the feast of Tatiana of Rome, Saint Tatiana, celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church on 12 January Julian, which corresponds to 25 January Gregorian in the 20th–21st centuries.) The present Moscow State University originally occupied the «Aptekarskij dom» on Red Square from 1755 to 1787. Catherine II of Russia, Catherine the Great transferred the University to a Neoclassicism, Neoclassical building on the other side of Mokhovaya Street; that mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Lovers Of Natural Science, Anthropology And Ethnography
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent of members. In the social sciences, a larger society often exhibits stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups. Societies construct patterns of behavior by deeming certain actions or concepts as acceptable or unacceptable. These patterns of behavior within a given society are known as societal norms. Societies, and their norms, undergo gradual and perpetual changes. Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would otherwise be difficult on an individual bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Russian Geographical Society
The Russian Geographical Society (russian: Ру́сское географи́ческое о́бщество «РГО»), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It promotes geography, exploration and nature protection with research programs in fields including oceanography, ethnography, ecology and statistics. History Imperial Geographical Society The society was founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 6 (18) August 1845. Prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, it was known as the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. The order to establish the society came directly from Emperor Nicholas I. The motive for the establishment was to encourage geographical research on domestic topics, which has later been described as a Russian nationalist political goal. The filial societies were established at the Caucasus (1850), Irkutsk (1851), Vilnius (1867), Orenburg (1868), Kiev (1873), Omsk (1877), and other cities. The Society organized and funded the expediti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Society Of Naturalists
Moscow Society of Naturalists (russian: Московское общество испытателей природы (MOIP)) is one of Russia's oldest learned societies. In 1805 it was founded as the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow (''Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou'') under the auspices of two noblemen, Mikhail Muravyov and Alexis Razumovsky, by Johann Fischer von Waldheim in 1805. Princess Zenaǐde Wolkonsky made a gift of her own library to the society.'' Ю. В. Чайковский''Старейшее общество и его библиотека.Москва научная. — М.: Янус-К, 1997. — С. 392—415. It was organised under the auspices of the Moscow State University (MSU) and included many members of the university staff amongst its members. The tasks of the society were considered to be the development of general scientific problems of natural science, the study of the natural resources of Russia, including "the discovery o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petersburg Academy Of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals. Peter the Great established the Academy (then the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences) in 1724 with guidance from Gottfried Leibniz. From its establishment, the Academy benefitted from a slate of foreign scholars as professors; the Academy then gained its first clear set of goals from the 1747 Charter. The Academy functioned as a university and research center throughout the mid-18th century until the university was dissolved, leaving research as the main pillar of the institution. The rest of the 18th century continuing on through the 19th century consisted of many published academic works from Academy scholars and a few Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Mineralogical Society
The Russian Mineralogical Society (RMS) is a public scientific organization uniting specialists and scientific groups working in the field of mineralogy and adjacent sciences. RMS was founded in 1817 Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the world oldest mineralogical society among present. From 1869 until nowadays its residence is the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute. RMS represents the Russian Federation with regard to the science of mineralogy in any international context. RMS is a member and one of the establishers (Madrid, 8 April 1958) of the International Mineralogical Association. Publications * '' Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society'', is the print journal of the society, and it has been published continuously since 1830. It publishes scientific articles on mineralogy, petrology, deposits study, crystallography and geochemistry, and also articles on science history, critical and discussional announcements are published in the journal. In the part «Chronicles» i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
