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Alexander Petrunkevitch

Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch
Born(1875-12-22)22 December 1875
Died9 March 1964(1964-03-09) (aged 88)
Known forDescription of over 130 spider species
Scientific career
FieldsArachnology, Biology

Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch (Russian: Александр Иванович Петрункевич, December 22, 1875 in Plysky near Kyiv, now Ukraine – March 9, 1964 in New Haven) was a Russian arachnologist. From 1910 to 1939 he described over 130 spider species. One of his most famous essays was "The Spider and the Wasp." In it he uses effective word choices and some comic touch.


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