Russian scientist (1808–1890).
Pyotr Alexandrovich Chikhachyov, last name also spelled Chikhachev or Tchihatchev (Russian: Пётр Алекса́ндрович Чихачёв; 23 December 1808 – 13 October 1890) was a Russian naturalist and geologist who was admitted into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1876 as an honorary member. He authored geographical and geological descriptions of the Altai, Xinjiang (1845), and Asia Minor (1853-1869). One of the Altai mountain ranges is named after him.
Abbreviations: Tchich.
Occupations: traveler, naturalist, geologist, geographer, explorer, botanist, biologist
Citizenships: Russian Empire
Languages: Russian, German, French
Dates: 1808-08-16T00:00:00Z – 1890-10-13T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Gatchina
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