Leonid Pavlovich Sabaneyev (Леонид Павлович Сабанеев; 18441898) was a Russian

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who made extensive contributions to the study of hunting in Russia. The scion of a noble family from

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, Sabaneyev was educated at the

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, and

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. He was on friendly terms with Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich and held the post of Stallmeister (stable master) at his court. His son

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(1881-1968) was a noted composer and music critic. Leonid P. Sabaneyev set up ''Hunter's Gazette'' (''Охотничья газета'') in 1888 and was the author of the enormously popular ''Hunter's Calendar'' featuring valuable practical information. His work ''Freshwater Fishes and Fishing in Russia'' (1875) is considered a minor classic. His correspondence with

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, and

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has been published. It was Sabaneyev who set up an exclusive hunting club in Moscow and conducted the first national survey of hunting.

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A memoir by his son Leonid L. Sabaneyev
Russian zoologists Russian ichthyologists People from Yaroslavl History of fishing 1844 births 1898 deaths Biologists from the Russian Empire {{hunting-stub