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.
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| Born | March 15, 1911 (in Julian calendar)  Smolensk |
| Died | October 9, 1999 (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
edit- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944)[2]
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1945)[2]
- Alexander Karpinsky Prize (1953)[2]
- Order of Lenin (1967, 1971, 1981)[2]
- USSR State Prize (1969, 1978)[2]
- Alexander Karpinsky Gold Medal (1973)[1]
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1981)[2]
- Order of the October Revolution (1986)[2]
- Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov Prize (1994)[1]
Links
edit- ^ a b c d "Яншин А.Л. - Общая информация". www.ras.ru. Retrieved 2018-05-31. Russian Academy of Sciences official site (in Russian)
- ^ 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.