Vasily Tatishchev
Russian ethnographer and politician
Born
April 19th, 1686
339 years ago
Died
July 15th, 1750
274 years ago — 64 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Russia
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Authored a detailed geography of Siberia
Conducted ethnographic studies of the Ural region
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