Aleksei Korotnev
Male, Deceased Person
1854 – 1915
Who was Aleksei Korotnev?
Aleksei Alekseevich Korotnev was a Russian zoologist
Korotnev graduated from Moscow University in 1876 and gained his doctorate there in 1881. In 1887 he became a professor at the University of Kiev. In 1885 and in 1890-91, he made extensive zoological collections in the Indian Ocean and Pacific ocean regions. In 1886 he began studies at Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche. Korotnev also studied the fauna of Lake Baikal between 1900 and 1902. His principal work was on the embryonic development of coelenterates bryozoans, tunicates and insects. He was a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
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- Born
- Feb 15, 1854
- Also known as
- Коротнев, Алексей Алексеевич
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Died
- 1915
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on July 23, 2013
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