Ivan Yefremov
Ivan Yefremov | |
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| Born | Ivan Antipovich Yefremov 23 April 1908 Gatchinsky District, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 October 1972 (aged 64) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Paleontologist, writer |
| Language | Russian |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Mining Institute |
| Genre | Science fiction, historical novel |
| Subject | Palaeontology |
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Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov, sometimes Efremov (Russian: Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker. He founded taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns.