Leonid Kulik

Russian mineralogist (1883-1942)
Person human Q740423
Leonid Kulik
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Leonid Kulik

Summary

Leonid Kulik is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tartu[2]. He was born on +1883-08-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Spas-Demensk[4]. He died on +1942-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mineralogist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tartu[2], Leonid Kulik…
  • Leonid Kulik passed away in Spas-Demensk[4].
  • Leonid Kulik was born on +1883-08-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leonid Kulik died on +1942-04-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Leonid Kulik is buried at Spas-Demensk[9].
  • Leonid Kulik held citizenship in Russian Empire[10].
  • Leonid Kulik held citizenship in Russian Republic[11].
  • Leonid Kulik held citizenship in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[12].
  • Leonid Kulik held citizenship in Soviet Union[13].
  • Leonid Kulik's professions included mineralogist[6].
  • Leonid Kulik worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Leonid Kulik's field of work was mineralogy[14].
  • Leonid Kulik's field of work was meteoritics[15].
  • Among Leonid Kulik's employers was Committee on Meteorites[16].
  • Leonid Kulik was employed by Tomsk State University[17].
  • Among Leonid Kulik's employers was Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Leonid Kulik's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University[19].
  • Leonid Kulik was educated at Kazan Federal University[20].
  • Leonid Kulik was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[21].
  • Leonid Kulik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Vernadsky[22].
  • Leonid Kulik's image is recorded as Kulik Leonid Alekseevich.jpg[23].
  • Leonid Kulik is recorded as male[24].
  • Leonid Kulik's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Leonid Kulik's ISNI is recorded as 0000000038460812[26].
  • Leonid Kulik's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43840449[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tartu[2], Leonid Kulik… he was born on +1883-08-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University[19], a university[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1803[30]; Kazan Federal University[20], a federal university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1804[33], headquartered in Kazan[34]; and Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[21], a faculty[35], in Russian Empire[36], founded in 1819[37]. Leonid Kulik's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Vernadsky[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mineralogist[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mineralogy[14], a branch of geology[38] and meteoritics[15], a branch of astronomy[39]. Employers include Committee on Meteorites[16], a scientific organization[40], in Russia[41]; Tomsk State University[17], a national research university[42], in Russian Empire[43], founded in 1878[44], headquartered in Tomsk[45]; and Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences[18], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1930[48].

Death and Burial

Leonid Kulik died on +1942-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Spas-Demensk[4]. The cause of death was typhus[49]. Burial took place at Spas-Demensk[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Leonid Kulik include 2794 Kulik[50], an asteroid[51] and Kulik[52], a lunar crater[53].

Why It Matters

Leonid Kulik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for him include 2794 Kulik[50], an asteroid[51] and Kulik[52], a lunar crater[53].

FAQs

Where was Leonid Kulik born?

Born in Tartu[2], Leonid Kulik…

Where did Leonid Kulik die?

Leonid Kulik passed away in Spas-Demensk[4].

What did Leonid Kulik do for work?

Leonid Kulik worked as mineralogist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Leonid Kulik go to school?

Leonid Kulik was educated at Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University[19], Kazan Federal University[20], and Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[21].

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  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [49] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . tunguska.tsc.ru. tunguska.tsc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.

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  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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