Long ago, in 1711, the cold NovemberIn the afternoon Mikhail Lomonosov appeared in the small village of Arkhangelsk province. His family was quite well off. Father, Vasily Dorofeevich, was a peasant-pomor, and his mother, Elena Ivanovna, was the daughter of a pogivrnitsa pogost.
Probably everyone would like to learn from lifescientist interesting facts. Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilievich fate is not too spoiled. So, for example, it is known from the words of the figure himself that his father was a very kind person, but brought up in extreme ignorance. A mother Lomonosov lost at 9 years old. But a couple of years later he had a stepmother. Vasily Dorofeevich married a woman who was the daughter of a peasant from a neighboring volost. Her name was Fedor Mikhailovna Uskova. But she soon died, having lived in the Lomonosov family for only three years. But less than a year, as Mikhail's father married for the third time. Now his name was Irina Semyonovna, and she was a widow. As many years later Mikhail Vasilievich recounted, the third wife of the pope was an envious and wicked stepmother for him.
The best memories of his childhood are associated withnumerous trips with his father to the open sea. No doubt, these moments left an indelible mark in Mikhail's soul. Assistant for Vasily Dorofeevich little Lomonosov became in 10 years. Going to the trades early in the spring, they returned home only to late autumn.
There are interesting facts from the life of Lomonosov,that from Elena Ivanovna, her mother, he inherited the love of reading, to which she taught him. At an early age he realized the whole need and benefit of teaching and knowledge, and one of his first books was "Grammar", "Arithmetic" and the verse "Psalter".
Already by the age of 14, Mikhail Vasilievich had learnedcorrectly and clearly write. Gradually, his life in the father's house became unbearable because of everyday quarrels with his stepmother. And the more his interests expanded, the more the reality that was beginning to seem to the boy desperately began to seem hopeless. In particular, Irina Semyonovna was very irritated by the love of her stepchild for books. The result of all that was happening was the decision of 19-year-old Lomonosov to go to Moscow.
There are interesting facts from the life of Lomonosov,thanks to which it is known that his way was about 3 weeks, then he was able to enter the Academy. At first, study was difficult, but perseverance and work helped him achieve success, and very large. Five years later, the Academy's teachers sent Lomonosov to the Gymnasium of the Academy of Sciences, which was in St. Petersburg, and there a talented young man was sent to study in Germany.
In 1745, Mikhail Vasilyevich becomesteacher of chemistry, and in just 3 years he opened the first real chemical laboratory. Lomonosov made discoveries that enriched many branches of knowledge. Interesting facts about his activities also give us to understand that he was not only a great chemist and physicist, but also an excellent astronomer. After all, none other than Mikhail Vasilievich, during the observation of the passage of Venus noticed that she has an atmosphere.
In addition, interesting facts from the life of Lomonosovindicate that he was well versed in the rhetoric. It is known that it was he who first compiled a textbook on this subject in Russian, however, as well as a grammar training manual.
In addition to all the above, Mikhail Vasilievich was fond of poetry, and the poems he wrote had a very strong influence on the Russian literary language and its development.
In 1755, on his initiative, founded the Moscow University, which is still working today.
It is impossible not to mention interesting facts from lifeLomonosov about his own family, which in fact is not so much. Being far abroad, in the beautiful city of Marburg, he met his future wife Elizabeth Tsilh. In 1740 their wedding took place. All in all, they had three children, but two of them died as a child. Only one of their daughter Elena remained alive. Many years later she married a son of a priest from Bryansk, Aleksei Alekseevich Konstantinov. The progeny of this great man's daughter still exists.
Mikhail Vasilievich died in 1765 at the age of 54 after a bad cold. His grave is in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
