Igor Ivanovich Akimushkin (russian: link=no, Игорь Иванович Акимушкин) (May 1, 1929 – 1993) was a Soviet
zoologist
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
and writer.
Born in Moscow, he graduated the biological faculty of
Moscow State University
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...
in 1952.
His first books, ''Tracks of beast you never met'' and ''Following the Legends'', were published in 1961.
Igor Akimushkin wrote a large number of popular science books and made a significant contribution to science and made some discoveries by exploring the marine life. Most of his works were translated to other languages. The
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
''
Cycloteuthis akimushkini
''Cycloteuthis'' is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus ''Discoteuthis'' by the presence of a tail on the mantle. The species '' C. akimushkini'' is currently considered a junior synonym of '' C. s ...
'' was named in honour of Igor Akimushkin in 1968 by fellow zoologist
Filippova.
His most well known work is the six volume ''World of Animals''.
He worked at the
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences.
References
External links
FTM Agency, LtdИгорь Иванович Акимушкин
1929 births
1993 deaths
Soviet zoologists
Soviet marine biologists
Soviet writers
Teuthologists
Moscow State University alumni
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