Count Lev Alekseyevich von Perovski (russian: Лев Алексе́евич Перо́вский, also transliterated as Perofsky, Perovskii, Perovskiy, Perovsky, Perowski, and Perowsky; also credited as L.A. Perovski) (9 September 1792 – 21 November 1856) was a
Russian nobleman and
mineralogist who also served as
Minister of Internal Affairs
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
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under
Nicholas I of Russia.
In 1845, he proposed the creation of the
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 wi ...
.
The mineral
perovskite is named for him.
References
Interior ministers of Russia
Politicians of the Russian Empire
Russian mineralogists
1792 births
1856 deaths
Burials at Lazarevskoe Cemetery (Saint Petersburg)
Imperial Moscow University alumni
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