Alexander Veselovsky | |
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| Born | February 4, 1838 |
| Died | October 10, 1906 (aged 68) |
| Education | Doctor of Science (1872) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University (1895) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Philology, history |
| Doctoral advisor | Fyodor Buslaev |
Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Весело́вский) (February 16 [O.S. February 4] 1838 in Moscow – October 23 [O.S. October 10] 1906 in St. Petersburg) was a leading Russian literary theorist who laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies.