Vladimir Wagner | |
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Born | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Wagner 29 March 1849 Kaluga, Russian Empire |
Died | March 8, 1934 Leningrad, USSR | (aged 84)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation(s) | naturalist, psychologist, zoologist, arachnologist |
Known for | studies of comparative and evolutionary psychology |
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Wagner (or Vagner: Russian: Владимир Александрович Вагнер; March 29, 1849 – March 8, 1934) was a Russian psychologist and naturalist known for his studies of comparative and evolutionary psychology.[1][2][3] He also studied spiders, and in 1882 proposed the first classification of spider families based on copulatory organs.[4] His friend Anton Chekhov was inspired to write the novella, "The Duel", based on discussions with Wagner.[5][6]