Konstantin Glinka
Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka | |
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| Born | 23 June 1867 |
| Died | 2 November 1927 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Soil Science |
| Awards | 1900 - Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class 1910 - Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Vasily V. Dokuchaev |
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Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka (Russian: Константи́н Дми́триевич Гли́нка) (1867–1927) was a Russian soil scientist. He was Director of the Agricultural College of Leningrad and Experimental Station, and the first director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. He authored over 150 works on soil, geography, mineralogy, and geology. He is known for having published the first world soil map in 1906.