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ALEXANDER IVANOVICH PETRUNKEVICH - RUSSIAN AMERICAN

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Статья посвящена биографии русского ученого-эмигранта Александра Ивановича Петрункевича, сына известного общественного деятеля Ивана Ильича Петрункевича. Еще в молодости он увлекся систематикой жуков, затем расширил свои интересы работал с другими членистоногими, в том числе паукообразными. Окончил Московский университет, после чего был вынужден покинуть Россию в знак протеста против подавления студенческих волнений университетской администрацией. Выехав в Германию, он стал стажироваться во Фрайбургском университете у известного зоолога и эволюциониста Августа Вейсмана. Во время учебы в Германии познакомился с Вандой Хартшорн, которая вскоре стала его женой. Еще до революции ученый переехал в США, долгое время преподавал в Йельском университете, был президентом Академии искусств и наук Коннектикута, основателем Федерации русских организаций США. Основные работы посвящены систематике и палеонтологии паукообразных. Всего им было опубликовано более 100 работ, описано 92 вида паукообразных. The article is devoted to the biography of the Russian scientist-emigrant Alexander Ivanovich Petrunkevich, the son of Ivan Ilyich Petrunkevich, the famous public figure. As a young man, he became interested in the taxonomy of beetles, then expanded his interests he worked with other Arthropods, including Arachnids. He graduated from Moscow University, after which he was forced to leave Russia in protest against the suppression of student unrest by the University administration. After leaving for Germany, he began an internship at the Freiburgs University with the famous zoologist and evolutionist August Weismann. While studying in Germany, he met Wanda Hartshorn and married her. Even before the revolution, the scientist moved to the United States, taught for a long time at Yale University, was President of the Connecticut Academy of Artists and Scientists, founder of the Federation of Russian organizations in the United States. The main works are devoted to the taxonomy and paleontology of arachnids. In total, he published more than 100 works, described 92 species of Arachnids.
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Статья посвящена биографии русского ученого-эмигранта Александра Ивановича Петрункевича, сына известного общественного деятеля Ивана Ильича Петрункевича.
Еще в молодости он увлекся систематикой жуков, затем расширил свои интересы работал с другими членистоногими, в том числе паукообразными.
Окончил Московский университет, после чего был вынужден покинуть Россию в знак протеста против подавления студенческих волнений университетской администрацией.
Выехав в Германию, он стал стажироваться во Фрайбургском университете у известного зоолога и эволюциониста Августа Вейсмана.
Во время учебы в Германии познакомился с Вандой Хартшорн, которая вскоре стала его женой.
Еще до революции ученый переехал в США, долгое время преподавал в Йельском университете, был президентом Академии искусств и наук Коннектикута, основателем Федерации русских организаций США.
Основные работы посвящены систематике и палеонтологии паукообразных.
Всего им было опубликовано более 100 работ, описано 92 вида паукообразных.
The article is devoted to the biography of the Russian scientist-emigrant Alexander Ivanovich Petrunkevich, the son of Ivan Ilyich Petrunkevich, the famous public figure.
As a young man, he became interested in the taxonomy of beetles, then expanded his interests he worked with other Arthropods, including Arachnids.
He graduated from Moscow University, after which he was forced to leave Russia in protest against the suppression of student unrest by the University administration.
After leaving for Germany, he began an internship at the Freiburgs University with the famous zoologist and evolutionist August Weismann.
While studying in Germany, he met Wanda Hartshorn and married her.
Even before the revolution, the scientist moved to the United States, taught for a long time at Yale University, was President of the Connecticut Academy of Artists and Scientists, founder of the Federation of Russian organizations in the United States.
The main works are devoted to the taxonomy and paleontology of arachnids.
In total, he published more than 100 works, described 92 species of Arachnids.

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