Mikhail Lomonosov

thumb| Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Ломоносов; 19 November [O.S. 8 November] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. He was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language. Quotes Колумбы Росские, презрев угрюмый рок, Меж льдами новый путь отворят на восток, И наша досягнет в Америку держава. Russian Columbuses, despising gloomy fate, shall open a new path mid ice floes to the east, and to America our empire shall extend. Пётр Великий, героическая поэма ('Peter the Great, A Heroic Poem'; 1760) Canto 1. Translated by Vladimir Nabokov (1951–57) Verses and Versions (USA: Harcourt, 2008) p. 27 External links Category:Chemists from Russia Category:Poets from Russia Category:Polymaths Category:Painters from Russia Category:Geographers from Russia Category:Inventors Category:Physicists from Russia Category:Astronomers from Russia Category:1711 births Category:1765 deaths