Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich (1711-1765)

1. Entity type Person
2. Name in other language Ломоносов, Михаил Васильевич (en)
3. Birth date 1711
4. Death date 1765
5. Gender Name Male
6. Biographical Data

   1. Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the Law of Mass Conservation in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.