Franz Yulievich Levinson-Lessing | |
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| Born | 9 March 1861 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | October 25, 1939 (aged 78) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Known for | Petrology |
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| Fields | Geology, soil science |
| Workplaces | Saint Petersburg University |
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Franz Yulievich Levinson-Lessing (Russian: Фра́нц Юльевич Левинсо́н-Ле́ссинг; March 9, 1861 – October 25, 1939), also known as Theodor Levinson-Lessing, was a Russian geologist.
He graduated from the physico-mathematical faculty of the University of St. Petersburg in 1883, was placed in charge of the geological collection in 1886, and was appointed privat-docent at St. Petersburg University in 1889.
In 1892, he became professor, and the next year dean, of the physico-mathematical faculty of Yuryev University (now the University of Tartu). Aside from his work on petrography, he published also essays in other branches of geology, the result of scientific journeys throughout Russia.
Petrologist Élisabeth Jérémine was one of his students.
He died on October 25, 1939, in Leningrad.
An island in the Kara Sea was named after him: Levinson-Lessing Island (Ostrov Levinsona-Lessinga) at coordinates 77°01′N 101°17′E.
In various periodicals more than thirty papers have been published by him, the most important being the following:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Levinson-Lessing, Feodor (Franz) Yulyevich". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
