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V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil was founded in 1902 at Saint Petersburg by Vasilli Vasil'evich Dokuchaev (1846–1903). Commonly regarded as the father of Soil science, Dokuchaev started his extensive collection of soil samples in 1880. The first museum of soil sciences in the world, V.V. Dokuchaev Central Pedological Museum, opened in 1904, a year after his death.

Some of the samples were collected as early as in 1902. Also, the soil monoliths for this collection were brought from around the world, from the Arctic to New Zealand. There are about 330 soil monoliths representing the global diversity of soils, with scientists' embarking on various expeditions to bring new monoliths every year.

References

1. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil
2. Collection of diverse monoliths at the museum

External links

• Media related to V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil at Wikimedia Commons

• Soil and crop science organizations
• Soil science-related lists
• Science museums in Saint Petersburg