Afrikan Krishtofovich
Afrikan Nikolayevich Krishtofovich (Template:Langx; November 8, 1885 – November 8, 1953) was a Soviet geologist, paleobotanist and botanist.[1] His name is abbreviated as "Krysht." when attributing him as the author of botanical names.[1]
He was a fossil hunter specializing in Mesozoic flora. In 1932 he published his book Geological review of the countries of the Far East.
A crater on Mars was named in his honor. Located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., with a diameter of 112.0 Kilometers.[2] The craters name was approved in 1982 by what is now known as VSEGEI.
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- 1885 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Pavlogradsky Uyezd
- Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
- Odesa University alumni
- Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University
- Academic staff of Ural State University
- Recipients of the Stalin Prize
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Paleobotanists
- Soviet botanists
- Soviet geologists
- Soviet paleontologists
- Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery