Alexander Leonidovich Yanshin (Russian: Александр Леонидович Яншин; 1911, Smolensk - 1999, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian geologist, Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1958). From 1982 to 1988, Yanshin served as vice-president of the USSR Academy of Sciences.[1] From 1967, Yanshin served as president of the Moscow Society of Naturalists.

Alexander Yanshin
BornMarch 15, 1911 (in Julian calendarEdit this on Wikidata
Smolensk Edit this on Wikidata
DiedOctober 9, 1999 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 88)

His father was a lawyer.[2] He studied at the Moscow State University.[2]

He received the Candidate's degree from the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1937.[2] In 1952, he defended his doctoral dissertation.[2] He was elected a Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1958.[1]

Honors and awards

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  1. ^ a b c d "Яншин А.Л. - Общая информация". www.ras.ru. Retrieved 2018-05-31. Russian Academy of Sciences official site (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k С, Чесноков В.; Александрович, Агаджанян Николай (July 14, 2011). "Академик александр Леонидович Яншин к 100-летию со дня рождения". Экология человека (9): 52–55 – via cyberleninka.ru.