Long ago, in 1711, on a cold November day in a small village in the Arkhangelsk province, Mikhail Lomonosov was born. His family was quite we althy. Father, Vasily Dorofeevich, was a Pomor peasant, and his mother, Elena Ivanovna, was the daughter of a churchyard mallow.
Probably everyone would like to know interesting facts from the life of a scientist. Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich was not spoiled by fate. So, for example, it is known from the words of the figure himself that his father was a very kind man, but brought up in extreme ignorance. And Lomonosov lost his mother at the age of 9. But after a couple of years he had a stepmother. Vasily Dorofeevich married a woman who was the daughter of a peasant from a neighboring volost. Her name was Fyodor Mikhailovna Uskova. But she soon died, having lived in the Lomonosov family for only three years. But less than a year later, Mikhail's father married for the third time. Now his chosen one was called Irina Semyonovna, and she was a widow. As Mikhail Vasilievich told many years later, the third wife of the pope was envious andevil stepmother.
The best memories of his childhood are associated with numerous trips with his father to the open sea. Without a doubt, these moments left an indelible mark on Michael's soul. Little Lomonosov became an assistant for Vasily Dorofeevich at the age of 10. Going to fisheries early in the spring, they returned home only in late autumn.
Father took him with him both on long and short voyages. All this, of course, pleased Mikhail very much and tempered his physical strength and skills a lot, and also enriched his mind with a variety of observations.
There are interesting facts from the life of Lomonosov that from Elena Ivanovna, his mother, he inherited the love of reading, which she taught him. Even at an early age, he realized the whole necessity and benefit of teaching and knowledge, and one of his first books were "Grammar", "Arithmetic" and the poetic "Ps alter".
By the age of 14, Mikhail Vasilyevich had learned to write correctly and clearly. Gradually, his life in his father's house became unbearable due to everyday quarrels with his stepmother. And the more his interests expanded, the more hopeless the surrounding reality began to seem to the young man. Irina Semyonovna was particularly irritated by her stepson's love of 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 journey was about 3 weeks, then he was able to enter the Academy. At first, study was difficult, but perseverance and hard workhelped him achieve success, and very big. Five years later, the teachers of the Academy sent Lomonosov to the Gymnasium of the Academy of Sciences, which was located in St. Petersburg, and there the talented young man was sent to study in Germany.
In 1745, Mikhail Vasilyevich became a teacher of chemistry, and just 3 years later he opened the first real chemical laboratory. It was Lomonosov who made the discoveries that enriched many branches of knowledge. Interesting facts about his activities also make us understand that he was not only a great chemist and physicist, but also an excellent astronomer. After all, none other than Mikhail Vasilievich, while observing the passage of Venus, noticed that it has an atmosphere.
In addition, interesting facts from the life of Lomonosov indicate that he was well versed in rhetoric. It is known that it was he who first compiled a textbook on this subject in Russian, however, as well as a grammar textbook.
In addition to all that has been said, Mikhail Vasilievich was fond of poetry, and the poems he wrote greatly influenced the Russian literary language and its development.
In 1755, on his initiative, Moscow University was founded, which operates to this day.
It is impossible not to mention interesting facts from the life of Lomonosov about his own family, which are actually not so many. While far abroad, in the beautiful city of Marburg, he met his future wife Elisabeth Zilch. In 1740, their wedding took place. They had three children in total, but twoof them died in childhood. Only one of their daughters survived. Many years later, she married the son of a priest from Bryansk, Alexei Alekseevich Konstantinov. The offspring of the daughter of this great man still exist.
Mikhail Vasilyevich died in 1765 at the age of 54 after an unsuccessful cold. His grave is in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
