Andrey Petrovich Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Семёнов-Тянь-Ша́нский) (9 June 1866–1942) was a Russian entomologist specializing in

beetle 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 ...

s. He was the son of

Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov (russian: Пётр Петрович Семёнов; 2 January ''( New style: 14 January)'', 1827 – 26 February ''( New style: 11 March)'', 1914) was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Rus ...

He entered the St. Petersburg University in 1885. In 1888 and 1889 he traveled to the Trans-

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and

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regions in search of insects, then in 1890 became a

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at the

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. He worked at the museum only until 1896 and then worked at his home. He studied mainly the Hymenoptera and Dermaptera. Citations of this author most frequently bear the spelling Semenov-Tian-Shanskij (e.g

. He also took an interest in the poetry of Pushkin, the protection of nature, and a range of other subjects. He died from pneumonia during the siege of Leningrad.

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1866 births 1942 deaths Russian biologists Russian entomologists Coleopterists Saint Petersburg State University alumni Soviet entomologists Victims of the Siege of Leningrad Deaths from pneumonia in the Soviet Union Deaths from pneumonia in Russia {{entomologist-stub