Alexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky
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Alexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky (February 18, 1858 – December 8, 1942) was a Russian zoologist born in Astrakhan
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From 1877 to 1881 he studied at the University of St. Petersburg, earning his doctorate several years later in 1887. From 1881 to 1891 he took part in numerous expeditions to Siberia
, the Caucasus
, Persia, Japan, et al. In 1887 he became an associate professor in St. Petersburg, and in 1895 became director of the herpetology
department at the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences.
In 1903 he relocated as a professor to the Kharkiv University
, and in 1919 was elected a member at the Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
. Among his written works were Herpetologia Caucasica (1913), and volumes on reptiles and amphibians which were part of the series "Fauna of Russia and Adjacent Countries".
Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
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From 1877 to 1881 he studied at the University of St. Petersburg, earning his doctorate several years later in 1887. From 1881 to 1891 he took part in numerous expeditions to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
, Persia, Japan, et al. In 1887 he became an associate professor in St. Petersburg, and in 1895 became director of the herpetology
Herpetology
Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles...
department at the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences.
In 1903 he relocated as a professor to the Kharkiv University
Kharkiv University
The University of Kharkiv or officially the Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union...
, and in 1919 was elected a member at the Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Among his written works were Herpetologia Caucasica (1913), and volumes on reptiles and amphibians which were part of the series "Fauna of Russia and Adjacent Countries".