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Mineralogist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
20 September 1792(Pochep, Russia)
Death:
21 November 1856(Saint Petersburg, Tsardom of Russia)
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Education:
Moscow Imperial University
Awards:
Knight fourth class of the Order of Saint AnnaOrder of St. Vladimir, 4th classOrder of St. AndrewKnight of the Order of LeopoldOrder of St. Vladimir, 1st classOrder of St. Alexander NevskyOrder of the White EagleOrder of Saint Anna, 1st classOrder of Saint Anna, 3rd classGold Sword for BraveryPour le MériteOrder of the Crown
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Siblings:
Olga Alekseyevna Perovskaïa
Anna PerovskayaAntony PogorelskyNikolai PerovskiVasily Alekseevich PerovskyThe details
Biography
Count Lev Alekseyevich von Perovski (Russian: Лев Алексе́евич Перо́вский, also transliterated as Perofsky, Perovskii, Perovskiy, Perovsky, Perowski, and Perowsky; also credited as L.A. Perovski) (9 September 1792 – 21 November 1856) was a Russian nobleman and mineralogist who also served as Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas I of Russia.
In 1845, he proposed the creation of the Russian Geographical Society.
The mineral perovskite is named for him.