Alexander Pol
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| Native name | Олександр Миколайович Поль |
| Born | 20 August 1832 Maloolexandrivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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] (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Поль; 20 August 1832 – 26 July 1890) was a Ukrainian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman who became known after discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.
He studied the Kryvyi Rih iron ore for 15 years and proved its industrial importance, personally contributed to the fact that in 1881 industrial development began,[2] which enabled the rapid economic development of the town of Kryvyi Rih 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.
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