Kirill Florensky

Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (Russian: Кири́лл Па́влович Флоре́нский; 27 December 1915 – 9 April 1982) was a Russian Soviet geochemist and planetologist. He was head of comparative planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.[1]

Kirill Pavlovich Florensky
Кири́лл Па́влович Флоре́нский
Born(1915-12-27)December 27, 1915
Sergiyev Posad, Russian Empire
DiedApril 9, 1982(1982-04-09) (aged 66)
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipSoviet
Scientific career
FieldsGeochemistry, planetary science
InstitutionsSoviet Academy of Sciences

He was the second son of the Russian polymath, Pavel Florensky.

The crater Florensky on the Moon is named after him.

References
  1. Kopal, Zdenëk (1982). "Kirill Pavlovich Florensky". The Moon and the Planets. 27: 3–4. doi:10.1007/BF00941552. S2CID 124938611.



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