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Boris Galitzine

Boris Galitzine
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Prince Boris Borisovich Golitsyn was a prominent Russian Empire physicist who invented the first electromagnetic seismograph in 1906. He was one of the founders of modern seismology. In 1911 he was chosen to be the president of the International Seismology Association.

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  1. Allvar GullstrandJune 5, 1862 – July 28, 1930
  2. Boris Galitzine (this page)February 18, 1862 – May 4, 1916
  3. Carl Vilhelm Ludvig CharlierApril 1, 1862 – November 5, 1934
  4. David HilbertJanuary 23, 1862 – February 14, 1943
  5. William Henry BraggJuly 2, 1862 – March 12, 1942
  6. William Wallace CampbellApril 11, 1862 – June 14, 1938

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