Pyotr Frolov
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Pyotr Kozmich Frolov | |
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Пётр Козьмич Фролов | |
| Born | 27 January [O.S. 16 January] 1775 |
| Died | 22 December [O.S. 10 December] 1839 (aged 64) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
| Father | Kozma Dmitrievich Frolov |
Pyotr Kozmich Frolov (Russian: Пётр Козьми́ч Фроло́в; 27 January [O.S. 16 January] 1775[1] – 22 December [O.S. 10 December] 1839[2]) was a Russian mining engineer and inventor who built the first horse-railway in the Russian Empire in 1809. He elaborated on various canal projects and other artificial water constructions. Frolov also contributed to the development of scientific research and to the culture of the Altay region. His activities as a head of the Kolyvano-Voskresensk factories promoted a great advance of Russian technology in the beginning of the 20th century.[citation needed] He was appointed a senator in 1831.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sovetskai͡a geologii͡a (in Russian). Ministerstvo geologii i okhrany nedr. 1965. p. 145. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Джинова, Зоя Петровна (2006). Отечественные создатели новой техники XVII-XX вв: популярные биобиблиографические очерки (in Russian). Пашков дом. p. 15. ISBN 978-5-7510-0373-9. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Фролов Петр Козьмич". nlr.ru. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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