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On this day 121 years ago, the Russian encyclopaedist and populariser of science Mikhail Filipov died under strange circumstances.
He earned a doctorate in "natural philosophy" from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and later became the founder, publisher, and editor of the journal Scientific Review. In co-authorship with Croatian historian Marko Došen, Filipov wrote and published the book "The Croats and Their Struggle with Austria". He was also the author and editor of the three-volume Encyclopaedic Dictionary (published by P. P. Soykin). He translated the works of Darwin and other foreign scientists into Russian, as well as the works of Mendeleev into French; he was an author-biographer in the series "The Lives of Remarkable People". He is the author of 300 scientific works.

The editors of the newspaper "St. Petersburg Vedomosti" received Filippov's letter, written and sent just the day before that tragic night:
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He earned a doctorate in "natural philosophy" from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and later became the founder, publisher, and editor of the journal Scientific Review. In co-authorship with Croatian historian Marko Došen, Filipov wrote and published the book "The Croats and Their Struggle with Austria". He was also the author and editor of the three-volume Encyclopaedic Dictionary (published by P. P. Soykin). He translated the works of Darwin and other foreign scientists into Russian, as well as the works of Mendeleev into French; he was an author-biographer in the series "The Lives of Remarkable People". He is the author of 300 scientific works.

He died under unclear circumstances in St. Petersburg: on 12 June 1903 (Julian calendar), Filippov was found dead in his own home laboratory on the 5th floor of a house at 37 Zhukovsky Street (belonging to Elizaveta, Saltykov-Shchedrin's widow). The official version - apoplectic stroke. The BSE says: "Tragically died in his laboratory during experiments with explosives". Filippov's documents and instruments were seized and are considered lost.
The editors of the newspaper "St. Petersburg Vedomosti" received Filippov's letter, written and sent just the day before that tragic night:
( Read more... )
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