Konstantin Glinka
Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka (Russian: Константи́н Дми́триевич Гли́нка) (1867–1927) was a Russian soil scientist. He was Director of the Agricultural College of Leningrad and Experimental Station, and the first director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. He authored over 150 works on soil, geography, mineralogy, and geology. He is known for having published the first world soil map in 1906.
Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka | |
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| Born | 23 June 1867 Koptevo, Dukhovshchinsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 November 1927 (aged 60) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Soil Science |
| Awards | 1900 - Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class 1910 - Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class. |
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| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Vasily V. Dokuchaev |
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