Anastas Ishirkov

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Academic professor Anastas Todorov Ishirkov (Bulgarian: Анастас Тодоров Иширков; 5 April 1868 – 6 April 1937) was a Bulgarian scientist, geographer and ethnographer. He was the founder of geographical science in Bulgaria and was a member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Anastas Ishirkov
Born(1868-04-05)5 April 1868
Died6 April 1937(1937-04-06) (aged 69)
Resting placeCentral Sofia Cemetery
42°42′43.7″N 23°20′06.6″E / 42.712139°N 23.335167°E / 42.712139; 23.335167
OccupationScientist

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Ishirkov Crag on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Anastas Ishirkov.[1]

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