Mikhail Vassilyevich Lomonosov

1711 - 1765

country of citizenship: Russian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

educated at: University of Marburg, Slavic Greek Latin Academy, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Academic University at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology

occupation: astronomer, geologist, physicist, chemist, linguist, poet, writer, historian, philosopher, inventor, mosaicist, geographer, university teacher, mathematician, politician, painter, scientist, translator

student of: Christian Wolff, Johann Friedrich Henckel

influenced by: Christian Wolff

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (; Russian: Михаил (Михайло) Васильевич Ломоносов; 19 November [O.S. 8 November] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. The founder of modern geology, Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language. Source: Wikipedia (en)