Name Pyotr Gorlov | Role Engineer | |
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Died November 20, 1915, Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov (Russian: Пётр Николáевич Го́рлов; 11 May 1839 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire – 20 November 1915) was a geologist and engineer who explored coal deposits in the Donets Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ussuri Krai. He founded the city of Horlivka; the city has a monument in honor of him.
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