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 Florensky
Кирилл Флоренский
Born	(1915-12-27)December 27, 1915 Sergiyev Posad, Russian Empire
Died	April 9, 1982(1982-04-09) (aged 66) Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Soviet
Scientific career
Fields	Geochemistry, planetary science
Institutions	Soviet 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.

External links

• In Memoriam from the Earth, Moon, and Planets journal.