Aleksandr Sergeyevich Vishnevsky
Aleksandr Sergeevič Višnevskij | |
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in Samarkand, 2007 | |
| Born | 18 August 1955 Sverdlovsk, Russia |
| Died | 13 June 2015 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Ural State Pedagogical University |
| Years active | 1974–2015 |
| Known for | speleology, high mountain caves |
| Children | Ksenija A. Veršinina (born 1983) |
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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Vishnevsky ( Russian: Александр Сергеевич Вишневский, Aleksandr Sergeevič Višnevskij, Alexander Sergeyevich Vishnevsky) (18 August 1955 – 13 June 2015) was a Russian speleologist, most known for his cave exploration work in the Urals and in Uzbekistan. After 2000 the latter area of his work became one of the speleology hotspots as it includes the Boybuloq, the deepest cave in Central and East Asia, and one of the deepest caves in the world.