Konstantin Glinka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Konstantin Glinka

Russian mineralogist and soil scientist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1867

Place of Birth: Koptevo, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1927

Profession: mineralogist, soil scientist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka (1867–1927) was a prominent Russian soil scientist.
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He was Director of the Agricultural College of Leningrad and Experimental Station, and the first director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute.
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He authored over 150 works on soil, geography, mineralogy, and geology.
He is known for having published the first world soil map in 1906.
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