Ivan Yefremov

1908 - 1972

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel, scientific literature, short story, science fiction

country of citizenship: Soviet Union, Russian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

educated at: Saint Petersburg Mining University, Saint Petersburg State University

occupation: paleontologist, science fiction writer, writer, philosopher, prosaist, geologist

award received: Stalin Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

student of: Pyotr Sushkin

Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov, sometimes Efremov (Russian: Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker. He founded taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns. Source: Wikipedia (en)