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Yakov Edelschtein

Russian geologist and geographer (1869-1952)
Person human Q4529851

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 15, 1869
Date of death
January 21, 1952
Place of birth
Balakliia
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union[7][8][9][10]
Occupation
geographer, geologist
Employer
Saint Petersburg State University[11]
Educated at
National University of Kharkiv[12]
Award received
Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR[14][15][16]
Doctoral advisor
Andrey Krasnov[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[21]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)[20]
Family name
Edelstein[18]
Given name
Yakov[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en I︠A︡. S. Ėdelʹshteĭn en Yakov Edelschtein de Jakow Samoilowitsch Edelstein nl Яков Самойлович Эдельштейн nl I︠A︡. S. Ėdelʹshteĭn nl Jakov Samoylovitsj Edelsjteyn ru Эдельштейн, Яков Самойлович ru Эдельштейн Я. С. ru Яков Эдельштейн uk Едельштейн Яків Самійлович uk Яків Едельштейн
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
98144648385988687217, 27977359
Library of Congress authority ID
no89020091
GND ID
123376955
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1940-Edelschtein Jakov Samojlovitsch.jpg ↗
Az.lib.ru author ID
e/edelxshtejn_j_s
FAST ID
261951
Google Knowledge Graph ID
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IFPNI author ID
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NUKAT ID
n2003097334
National Library of Latvia ID
000238871
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810674562005606
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
314473
WorldCat Entities ID
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Country of citizenship 4
Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Award received 3
Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR
Occupation 2
geographer, geologist
Doctoral advisor 1
Andrey Krasnov
Doctoral advisors 1
Andrey Krasnov
Educated at 1
National University of Kharkiv
Employer 1
Saint Petersburg State University
Family name 1
Edelstein
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Place of birth 1
Balakliia
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Andrey Krasnov
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Summary

Yakov Edelschtein was born on August 15, 1869[1], in Balakliia[2]. He died on January 21, 1952[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a geographer[5] and geologist[6].

FAQs

Where was Yakov Edelschtein born?

Yakov Edelschtein was born in Balakliia[2].

Where did Yakov Edelschtein die?

Yakov Edelschtein passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Yakov Edelschtein do for work?

Yakov Edelschtein worked as a geographer[5] and geologist[6].

Where did Yakov Edelschtein go to school?

Yakov Edelschtein was educated at National University of Kharkiv[12].

What awards did Yakov Edelschtein receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[14], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[15], and Honored Scientist of the RSFSR[16].

Related Entities

National University of Kharkiv Russian Empire Russian Republic

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Летопись Российской академии наук. Т. VI. 1941—1945. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Летопись Российской академии наук. Т. VI. 1941—1945. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Q105727930. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Q105727930. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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