Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov | |
Native Name: | Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1839 |
Birth Place: | Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Occupation: | Geologist, engineer |
Known For: | Exploring coal deposits in the Russian Empire |
Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов; 11 May 1839 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire – 20 November 1915) was a Russian geologist and engineer who explored coal deposits in the Donets Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ussuri Krai. The city of Horlivka was named after him; the city has a monument in honor of him.[1] [2]