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Mikhail Lomonosov

Mikhail Lomonosov
M.V. Lomonosov by L.Miropolskiy after G.C.Prenner (1787, RAN).jpg
Portrait by G. Prenner, 1787
Native name Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов
Born Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
(1711-11-19)19 November 1711
Denisovka, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russia
Died 15 April 1765(1765-04-15) (aged 53)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality Russian
Fields Natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, philology, poetry, optics
Institutions St. Petersburg Academy
Alma mater Slavic Greek Latin Academy
St. Petersburg Academy
University of Marburg
Academic advisors Christian Wolff
Spouse Elizabeth Christine Zilch

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (/ˌlɒməˈnɔːsɔːf, -sɒf/;Russian: Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов; IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ləmɐˈnosəf]; November 19 [O.S. November 8] 1711 – April 15 [O.S. April 4] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the Law of Mass Conservation in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.

Lomonosov was born in the village of Denisovka (later renamed Lomonosovo in his honor) in Archangelgorod Governorate, on an island not far from Kholmogory, in the far north of Russia. His father, Vasily Dorofeyevich Lomonosov, was a prosperous peasant fisherman turned ship owner, who amassed a small fortune transporting goods from Arkhangelsk to Pustozyorsk, Solovki, Kola, and Lapland. Lomonosov's mother was Vasily's first wife, a deacon's daughter, Elena Ivanovna Sivkova.


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