What is Peter Simon Pallas?
([[Russian language|ru]] Пётр Си́мон Палла́с, Pjótr) Símon Pallás - * September 22, 1741 in Berlin; † September 8, 1811 ibid) was a [[German Prussian people|German Prussian]] [[naturalist]], [[geographer]] and [[explorer]]. He was appointed a full member of the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg in 1767 and undertook expeditions through Siberia and the southern Russian Empire in 1768-1774 and 1793/1794, sponsored by Tsarina Catherine II. This author is usually abbreviated «Pallas» when citing a [[botanical name]]. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pallas, Peter Simon}} [[Category:1741 births]] [[Category:1811 deaths]] [[Category:German geographers]] [[Category:German explorers]] [[Category:German naturalists]] {{bio-stub}}