Aleksey Petrovich Pavlov (russian: Алексей Петрович Павлов; ,

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9 September 1929, Bad Tölz,

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Imperial geologist and paleontologist, who made a significant contribution in the field of stratigraphy. He was professor at Moscow Imperial University and an academician of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences. He published more than 160 works, especially in the fields of stratigraphy and paleontology. He was married to Maria Vasilievna (nee Gortynskaya) Pavlova who is noted for her work as a paleontologist and academician. The Museum of Paleontology at

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

is named to honor them jointly for their contributions to the field.

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1854 births 1929 deaths Geologists from the Russian Empire Paleontologists from the Russian Empire Academic staff of Moscow State University Academic staff of Tver State University {{Russia-scientist-stub