Pyotr Gorlov

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| name = Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov

| native_name = Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов

| native_name_lang = ru

| image = Петр Горлов 1904.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|05|11}}

| birth_place = Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|11|20|1839|05|11}}

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| occupation = Geologist, engineer

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| known_for = Exploring coal deposits in the Russian Empire

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Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov ({{langx|ru|Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов}}; 11 May 1839 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire – 20 November 1915) was a Russian geologist and engineer who explored coal deposits in the Donets Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ussuri Krai. The city of Horlivka was named after him; the city has a monument in honor of him.{{cite web|title=Horlivka - Birthplace and Home of Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov|url=http://www.ukraine.com/donetsk-oblast/horlivka/|work=Ukraine.com|publisher=NewMedia Holdings|accessdate=31 May 2014}}{{cite news|last=Marples|first=David|title=The most dangerous workplace in the world: Ukraine's coal mines|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2002/430204.shtml|accessdate=31 May 2014|newspaper=The Ukrainian Weekly|date=October 27, 2002|volume=70 |number=43}}