ADP
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French geologist and officer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1795
Death:
1 January 1830
Family:
Father:
Antoine Polier
The details
Biography
Count Adolphe de Polier (1795 - 1830) was a French officer in the service of the Russian Imperial court from 1827, Chamberlain of Emperor Nicholas the Ist, he serves as vice-minister of Finance. Member of the Russian Academy of Science he organises scientific expeditions. During one of those in 1829 with Alexander von Humboldt, Polier discovered Russia's first diamonds. It was the first time Russia got an indication of its tremendous rich natural resources that drives today's Russian economy.
Polier married Princess Barbara Shoukhovskaya in 1829 (1791 - 1841), he resides on his property of Pargolova - not far from Saint Petersburg - up to his death.