Konstantin Dmitrievich Glinka (1867 to 1927) was a Russian soil scientist who directed the Agricultural College of Leningrad and its Experimental Station and served as the first director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. He authored more than 150 works on soil, geography, mineralogy and geology, and is known for publishing the first world soil map in 1906.
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Defining ContributionFirst director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute and author of more than 150 works on soil science; published the first world soil map in 1906. 1 In the Other Atlases
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(1867-1927) was a Russian soil scientist.
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He was Director of the Agricultural College of Leningrad and Experimental Station, and the first director of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. He authored over 150 works on soil, geography, mineralogy, and geology. He is known for having published the first world soil map in 1906.
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