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Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician (died 1914)

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Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky

Russian geographer and statistician (1827–1914)

Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the Tian Shan mountains. He changed his surname to "Semyonov of Tian…
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January 2

Day of the year

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year.
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