# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pyotr-semyonov-tyan-shansky
# Generated: 2026-08-15T15:16:15.777Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pyotr-semyonov-tyan-shansky"
name: "Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky"
slug: "pyotr-semyonov-tyan-shansky"
description: "Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. He gained international fame for his pioneering exploration of the Tian Shan mountains. He changed his surname to \"Semyonov of Tian Shan\" at the age of 79."
tagline: "Russian geographer, art collector and statistician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Semenov_PP.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1827-01-02"
deathDate: "1914-02-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.3120936280884267
  historical:           20.45720933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump