Pyotr Gorlov
Imperial Russian engineer
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| Intro | Imperial Russian engineer | |
| A.K.A. | Petr Gorlov | |
| A.K.A. | Petr Gorlov | |
| Places | Russia | |
| was | Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 11 May 1839, Irkutsk | |
| Death | 20 November 1915Saint Petersburg (aged 76 years) |
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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.