Fyodor Nikolayevich Panayev (russian: Фёдор Никола́евич Пана́ев, 1856—1933) was a Russian teacher and
climatologist, the author of a number of books on climatology and one of the founders of
Perm Zoo.
Fyodor Panayev was born in 1856 in the settlement of
Yug, in the
Permsky Uyezd of the
Perm Governorate of the
Russian Empire. He graduated from Perm Uyezd College and worked as a teacher in
Shadrinsk and in Solikamsk Parish College (1878—1891). In
Solikamsk he studied the local folklore and published several papers in "Proceedings of Ural Society of natural science fans" (russian: "Записки Уральского Общества Любителей Естествознания"). In 1883, his book "The anthology of proverbs, sayings, riddles, songs and epics, collected in Solikamsk Uyezd" (russian: "Сборник пословиц, поговорок, загадок, песен и былин, собранных в Соликамском уезде") was published in
Yekaterinburg. Since 1891 Panayev lived in
Perm.
[Fyodor Nikolayevich Panayev](_blank)
nbsp;— Solikamsk. The portrait of city.
In the book "Brief geographical and physical essay on the city of Solikamsk" published in 1882, Panayev studied "Solikamsk Chronicle" and archive records of the middle of the 18th century about cruel frosts in
Western Europe and made a conclusion about essential changing of climate in 18th—19th centuries:
Since 1881 Panayev was a director of Perm Meteorological Station. It was an enclosed ground in the centre of city, where turrets with instruments were placed. Air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind velocity and direction, precipitation were measured there. Measurement results were sent to Chief Geophysical Observatory. On this results Panayev wrote several books on climatology. Panayev's climatological calendar and observation diaries are nowadays stored in
Perm Krai Museum.
Panayev was one of the authors os "Illustrated guide-book on the Kama River and Vishera River with Kolva River" edited by
Pavel Syuzev and published in 1911 by Printing-House of Perm Governorate Board.
In 1922 Panayev with zoologist S. L. Ushkov founded a nature study corner, which was reorganized to
Perm Zoo in 1928.
Panayev died in 1933 and was buried at the
Yegoshikha Cemetery.
Perm necropolis
in the Perm Region Encyclopedia.
References
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1856 births
1933 deaths
People from Perm Krai
People from Permsky Uyezd
Russian climatologists
Russian meteorologists