Alexander Kovalevsky
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Alexander Kovalevsky | |
| Born |
7 November 1840 Vārkava, Vitebsk Governorate |
| Died | 1901 |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Fields | Embryology |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Known for | Gastrulation |
Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Polish: Aleksander Kowalewski, 7 November 1840 in Vārkava, Vitebsk Governorate (present-day Vārkava Municipality, Latvia) – 1901) was a Russian embryologist of Polish descent, who studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and became professor at St Petersburg. He showed that all animals go through a period of gastrulation.
Founder and collaborator of the Annals of Natural History Museum of Marseille
Bibliography
- Kowalevsky A. (1901). "Les Hedylidés, étude anatomique". Zapiski Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk 12: 1–32.
References
- Ereskovsky, Alexander (2012). "Introduction to the Kowalevsky medal issue". Evolution & Development 14 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00516.x.
- Fokin, Sergei I. (2012). "Life of Alexander Onufrievich Kowalevsky (1840–1901)". Evolution & Development 14 (1): 3–8. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00517.x.
- Haas, L F (May 1999). "Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky (1840-1901)". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 66 (5): 680. doi:10.1136/jnnp.66.5.680. PMC 1736354. PMID 10209188.
- Kyle, R A; Shampo M A (Sep 1982). "Alexander O. Kovalevsky". JAMA 248 (11): 1336. doi:10.1001/jama.248.11.1336. PMID 7050433.
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