Pyotr Chikhachyov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pyotr Chikhachyov

Russian scientist

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1808

Place of Birth: Gatchina, Russia

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1890

Profession: geologist, biologist, geographer, botanist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pyotr Alexandrovich Chikhachyov, last name also spelled Chikhachev or Tchihatchev (Russian: ???? ??????´??????? ???????; 23 December 1808 – 13 October 1890) was a Russian naturalist and geologist who was admitted into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1876 as an honorary member.
He authored geographical and geological descriptions of the Altai, Xinjiang (1845), and Asia Minor (1853-1869).
One of the Altai mountain ranges is named after him.