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Lepekhin Ivan Ivanovich
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Lepekhin I.I., (1740-1802), traveller, naturalist
LEPEKHIN Ivan Ivanovich (1740 - 1802, St. Petersburg), naturalist, traveller, Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1768). Studies at the Academic University (1760-62), continuing on at the University of Strasbourg (1762-67)
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Academic Gymnasium
ACADEMIC GYMNASIUM, the first general secondary education institution in Russia. It was founded as a part of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1724 and opened in January 1726 to provide training to boys coming from various free social classes
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Academic University
ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY, the first Russian university founded by Peter the Great in 1724 as a part of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences and now officially recognised as the predecessor of the St. Petersburg State University
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Russian Academy
RUSSIAN ACADEMY, a research centre for studying Russian language, literature and history. It was established in St. Petersburg in 1783. It specialized in compiling concise and specialised dictionaries
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Russian Academy of Sciences
RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, the highest scientific institution in Russia. It was founded in St. Petersburg after Emperor Peter the Great's project for the academy was approved by the Senate on 28 January 1724
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