M.V. Lomonosov

(1711 – 1765)

 

M.V. Lomonosov

 

 

M. Lomonosov

 

Mikhail  Vasilievich was the first  Russian natural scientist of world importance and  “Star of world science”.  He was actively engaged in physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, and navigation.  He brought the most advanced scientific theories to Russia and advanced original ideas.

 

Early years

 

He was born in 1711 in the village of Denisovka near Arkhangelsk (later renamed Lomonosovo in his honor).  His father, Vasily Dorofeyevich Lomonosov, was a prosperous peasant fisherman.

 

Early years

 

 Mikhail with his father often went to the White Sea and to the Arctic Ocean. At an early age Lomonosov was eager to learn and read every book he could find.

 

Education

 

In 1730,  at the age of 19 the young man left his home and went to Moscow on foot where he managed to enter the Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy by falsely claiming to be a priest’s son. 

Education

 

His first years of study were difficult. He lived on three kopecks a day, living off only black bread and kvas, but Mikhail worked hard and made great progress. He completed a twelve-year study course in only five years, graduating at the top of his class.

 

 

Education

 

In 1736, Lomonosov was awarded a scholarship to Saint- Petersburg State University. He was rewarded with a two-year grant to study abroad at the University of Marburg, in Germany where he quickly mastered the German language, and in addition to philosophy, seriously studied chemistry.

A poet

 

  M. Lomonosov wrote poetry (odes and verses). The first Russian grammar was written by him as well. He  published the History of Russia in 1760.

 

Last years

 

At the end of his life in 1764 Lomonosov  was  elected honorary member of  the Stockholm  and Bologna Academies.

Last years

 

   Lomonosov  died  in 1765 when he was only 54. He was buried in the cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra

in St-Petersburg.

 

“The great son of Russia”

 

M. Lomonosov is recognized as one of the outstanding scientists in the world who made significant contributions to literature, education, and science. He is known as “The father of Russian Science” and “The great son of Russia”.

 

Questions

 

• Where was he born ?(Где он родился?)
• Where  did he often go with his father?(Куда он часто  ходил с отцом?)
• Where did he get education? (Где он получил образование?)
• When did he get a scholarship? (Когда он получил награду?)
• When  did he die? (Когда он умер?)