Vasily Dokuchaev
Vasily V. Dokuchaev | |
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V. Dokuchaev (Saint Petersburg, 1888) | |
| Born | 1 March 1846 |
| Died | 8 November 1903 (aged 57) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Modern soil science founder |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography, geology, soil science |
| Institutions | Saint Petersburg University |
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Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Докуча́ев; 1 March 1846 – 8 November 1903) was a Russian geologist and geographer who is credited with laying the foundations of soil science. The Ukrainian city of Dokuchaievsk is named after him.