Background
LEVINSON-LESSING, Frants was born on March 9, 1861 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a doctor
LEVINSON-LESSING, Frants was born on March 9, 1861 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a doctor
1883 graduate Physics and Mathematics Faculty, Saint St. Petersburg University. Postgraduate course at above University.
1888 began to lecture at Saint St. Petersburg University. 1892-1902 professor, Yur’yev (now Tartu) University. 1902-1930 professor, Saint St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Polytech Institute.
Founded first Russian laboratory of experimental petrography at polytech Institute. 1902-1920 professor, Higher Woman’s Courses, Saint St. Petersburg. From 1921 head, Chair of Petrography, Leningrad University.
1918-1925 founder and department head, Commission for the Study of Natural Production Resources, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. 1925-1929 first director, Soil Institute, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. 1930-1938 founder-director, Petrographic Institute, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences.
Founder-director, first Vulcanological station in Kamshatka. 1934-1939 chairman, Commission for the Comprehensive Study of the Caspian. Chairman, Azer and Arm Branches of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences.
1920-1923 active part in hydrogeological studies for the “Svir’stroy” construction project Head, Transcaucasian expedition of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. Member and Honorary member of many Soviet and for learned society
Geological Social, London. Société Belge de Géologie, et cetera Specialized in theoretical petrography and petrogenesis.
1898 proposed first efficient chemical taxonomy ot rocks. Studied differentiation of magma, genesis and classification of ore deposits, et cetera Also published works on physics and chemistry.
1934 Petrographic Institute of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences named after him, as its founder.
Religion is bad because it gets people to believe something untrue.
Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.
Member, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences from 1925.