Stepan Krasheninnikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stepan Krasheninnikov

Russian scientist

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1711

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1755

Profession: naturalist, geographer, botanist, anthropologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (Russian: ?????´? ?????´??? ???????´??????) (November 11 [O.S.
October 31] 1711 – March 8 [O.S.
February 25] 1755) was a Russian explorer of Siberia, naturalist and geographer who gave the first full description of Kamchatka in the early 18th century.
He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1745.
The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Kamchatka is named in his honour.