Vladimir Kovalevsky (paleontologist)

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Vladimir Kovalevsky
Владимир Ковалевский
1952 Soviet Stamp of Vladimir Kovalevsky[1]
Born02 August 1842
Vārkava, Vitebsk Governorate
Died15 April 1883 (1883-04-16) (aged 40)
Moscow
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology

Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Russia: Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский; 2 August 1842 – 15 April 1883) was a Russian academic and paleontologist. One of the first adopters of Charles Darwin in Russia, he is most notable for his early work on the evolution of the Hippomorpha family. Brother of Alexander Kovalevsky. He married Sofia Kovalevskaya,[2] and had a daughter named Sofia, nicknamed 'Fufa'. After spending some years together as a couple, Vladimir, financially ruined, a victim of depression and unable to support his wife and daughter, committed suicide.

  1. ^ "1952 - Vladimir Kovalevsky". www.catawiki.com (forwards to www.lastdodo.com). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cooke, R. (12 November 1984). The Mathematics of Sonya Kovalevsky - R.Cooke. ISBN 9780387960302 – via Google Books.