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Boris Golitsyn

Seismologist

Prince Boris Borisovich Golitsyn was a Russian Empire physicist who invented the first electromagnetic seismograph in 1906. He became a foundational figure in the field of seismology, served as president of the International Seismological Association beginning in 1911, and was elected to the Royal Society in 1916.

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1651 1
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1. Wikidata: Boris Golitsyn
  • Wikidata Q4141557, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P569 (date of birth) on the scientist own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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