Alexander Pol
| Olexander Paul | |
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| Native name | Александр Николаевич Поль |
| Born |
20 August 1832 Maloolexandrivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died |
26 July 1890 (aged 57) Ekaterinoslav |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Nationality | German Ukrainian |
| Fields | Archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Known for | Discovery of Kryvbas mining region |
| Notable awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov) |
Alexander Pol[1] (Russian: Александр Николаевич Поль; 20 August 1832 – 26 July 1890) was a Russian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman who became known after discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.
He studied the Krivoy Rog iron ore for 15 years and proved its industrial importance, personally contributed to the fact that in 1881 began industrial development,[2] which enabled the rapid economic development of the town of Krivoy Rog and, more broadly, of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of Russia.
References
- ↑ Alan Milward,S. B. Saul. The Development of the Economies of Continental Europe 1850-1914.
- ↑ Pakhomenkov, Yu. "Александр Николаевич Поль (1832 – 1890) - "степной Колумб"". History of Yekaterinoslav (in Ukrainian).
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