Alexander Yakovlev (entomologist)

Alexander Ivanovich Yakovlev (spelled ''Jakowlew'', ''Jakowleff'', ''Jakovlev'' in German and French), (1863–1909) was a Russian

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

and painter. He is not to be confused with

Vasily Evgrafovich Yakovlev Vasily Evgrafovich Yakovlev (russian: Василий Евграфович Яковлев; also transliterated Vasiliy Ewgrafowitsch Jakovlev or Vasiliy Yevgrafovich Yakovlev; 9 February 1839 – 15 August 1908) was a Russian zoologist who studied ...

(1839–1908) also an entomologist who lived in St. Petersburg. Jakovlev was of

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origin. He lived in Saint Petersburg . He was primarily interested in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. He wrote:- * �ковлев, А.И.Jakovlev, A.I. Dytiscides nouveaux on peu connus I. ''Horae Societitas Entomologicae Rossicae'' 30:175-183 (1896). *Dytiscides nouveaux on peu connus. II ''Horae Societitas Entomologicae Rossicae''32:504–509 (1898,1899). *Dytiscidarum novarum diagnoses ''L’Abeille''.29:37-41. (1897) Russian entomologists 1863 births 1909 deaths Biologists from the Russian Empire Painters from the Russian Empire 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 19th-century scientists from the Russian Empire Painters from Saint Petersburg People from the Russian Empire of German descent {{Entomologist-stub