Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov

Russian archaeologist and anthropologist

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1970

Profession: inventor, artist, sculptor, archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (Russian: ?????´? ????´?????? ????´?????) (2 September 1907 – 21 July 1970) was a Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist who discovered the Mal'ta–Buret' culture and developed the first technique of forensic sculpture based on findings of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and forensic science.
He studied the skulls and meticulously reconstructed the faces of more than 200 people, ranging from the earliest excavated homo sapiens and neanderthals, to the Middle Ages' monarchs and dignitaries, including emperor Timur (Tamerlane), Yaroslav the Wise, Ivan the Terrible, and Friedrich Schiller.