Alexander Pol

Olexander Paul
Native name Олександр Миколайович Поль
Born (1832-08-20)20 August 1832
Maloolexandrivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Died 26 July 1890(1890-07-26) (aged 57)
Ekaterinoslav
Citizenship Russian Empire
Nationality German Ukrainian
Fields Archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman
Alma mater University of Tartu
Known for Discovery of Kryvbas mining region
Notable awards Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)

Alexander Pol[1] (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Поль; 20 August 1832 26 July 1890) was a Ukrainian archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer and businessman who became known after discovering Kryvbas, a major iron ore region of Eastern Europe.

He studied the Kryvyi Rih iron ore for 15 years and proved its industrial importance, personally contributed to the fact that in 1881 industrial development began,[2] which enabled the rapid economic development of the town of Kryvyi Rih and, more broadly, of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of Russia.

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