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'''Afrikan Nikolayevich Krishtofovich''' ({{Lang-ru|Африкан Николаевич Криштофович}}; November 8, 1885 &ndash; November 8, 1953) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[geologist]], [[Paleobotany|paleobotanist]] and [[Botany|botanist]].<ref name="IPNI">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do?id=5092-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvAuthorSearch.do%3Ffind_abbreviation%3DKrysht.%26find_surname%3D%26find_isoCountry%3D%26find_forename%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal|title=IPNI Author Details|work=ipni.org}}</ref> His name is abbreviated as "Krysht." when attributing him as the author of botanical names.<ref name="IPNI" />
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'''Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich''' (Африкан Николаевич Криштофович) (1885 &ndash; 1953) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[botanist|paleobotanist]].


He gathered extensive collections of the [[Mesozoic]] [[Flora (plants)|flora]]. In 1932 he published his book ''Geological review of the countries of the Far East''.
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 [[Impact crater|crater]] on [[Mars]] was named in his honor. Located at {{Coord|48.5|S|262.8|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|name=Krishtofovich}}, with a diameter of 112.0 Kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0282/pdf/of02-282.pdf|title=OPEN-FILE REPORT 02-282|last=|first=|date=2002|website=U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref> The craters name was approved in 1982 by what is now known as [http://www.vsegei.ru/en/ VSEGEI].
A [[Impact crater|crater]] on [[Mars]] was named in his honor.


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Latest revision as of 02:13, 6 November 2023

Afrikan Nikolayevich Krishtofovich (Russian: Африкан Николаевич Криштофович; 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 48°30′S 262°48′W / 48.5°S 262.8°W / -48.5; -262.8 (Krishtofovich), 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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  1. ^ a b "IPNI Author Details". ipni.org.
  2. ^ "OPEN-FILE REPORT 02-282" (PDF). U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2002. Retrieved June 18, 2017.