Vladimir Vernadsky
Владимир Вернадский · Vladimir Vernadsky
1863–1945
He studied the biosphere, the layer of life around the Earth.
He was born in Saint Petersburg.
He studied how life shapes the air, the water, and the rocks.
Eduard Suess had used the word biosphere before. Vernadsky showed how life does the shaping.
Places
- Saint Petersburg
Made or found
- The biosphere. Vladimir Vernadsky showed how life shapes the Earth. Eduard Suess had used the word before.