Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (; 27 December 1915 – 9 April 1982) was a

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geochemist Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the e ...

and planetologist. He was head of comparative planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the

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. He was the second son of the Russian

polymath A polymath or polyhistor is an individual whose knowledge spans many different subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. Polymaths often prefer a specific context in which to explain their knowledge, ...

Pavel Florensky Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (also P. A. Florenskiĭ, Florenskii, Florenskij; ; ; – December 8, 1937) was a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and f ...

. The crater Florensky on the

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is named after him.

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In Memoriam
from the ''Earth, Moon, and Planets'' journal. Soviet astronomers Soviet geochemists 1915 births 1982 deaths {{Europe-astronomer-stub