Alexander Karpinsky
| Alexander Karpinsky | |
|---|---|
| Александр Карпинский | |
| Born | 7 January 1847 | 
| Died | 15 July 1936 (aged 89) | 
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow | 
| Nationality | Russian | 
| Awards | Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1897) Wollaston Medal (1916) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology | 
| Signature | |
Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (Russian: Александр Петрович Карпинский, trl. Aljeksandr Pjetrovič Karpinskij; 7 January 1847 [O.S. 26 December 1846] – 15 July 1936) was a prominent Russian and Soviet geologist and mineralogist, and the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and later Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in 1917–1936.