Author: Ivan Antonovich Efremov
Alternate names: Ivan Yefremov; Иван Ефремов
Born: 23 April 1908
Died: 5 October 1972
Bio: Ivan Efremov (Russian: Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker. He founded taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns.