Alexander Vikentievich Chernay ( 1821 - 1898 ) - natural scientist, zoologist, professor of Kharkov University .
| Chernay Alexander Vikentievich | |
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| Date of Birth | April 7 (19), 1821 |
| Place of Birth | St. Petersburg |
| Date of death | February 18, 1898 (76 years old) |
| A country | Russian empire |
| Scientific field | zoology, entomology |
| Place of work | Kharkov University |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg University (1841) |
In 1841 he graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Department of St. Petersburg University with a silver medal, no one received gold that year. Alexander Vikentievich specialized in the class of zoology and comparative anatomy, his teacher was the famous zoologist, natural scientist, botanist, doctor, academician Fedor Brandt. After a brilliant graduation from the university, Chernay went on an internship to Berlin, upon returning in 1845, at the personal instruction of the Minister of Education Uvarov, to Kharkov. In 1848-1873 he was a professor at Kharkov University, the permanent head of the zoological office (for him he made stuffed animals and birds with his own hands); also was elected dean of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
A. V. Chernay is the author of the work “Fauna of the Kharkov province and adjacent places” [1] , which described 3306 species of animals from mammals and birds to mollusks, sponges, ciliates and other protozoa. Thus, becoming one of the founders of zoology in Ukraine. One of the students of Chernaya was the future Nobel laureate Ilya Mechnikov .
A. V. Chernay was also the chairman of the Kharkov branch of the Society of Naturalists.
He died in the rank of a real state adviser .
Major works
- Chernay A. On the fauna of the Kharkov province and adjacent places: Act at the Imperial Kharkov University on August 30, 1850 - Kharkov: Printing House of the University, 1850. - 40 p.
- Chernai A. Fauna of the Kharkiv province and adjacent places compiled, mainly based on observations made during the scientific expedition, completed in 1848 and 1849. - Kharkov: University Printing House, 1852. - Issue. I. Fauna of amphibians and fish. - 44 p.
- Chernay A. Fauna of the Kharkov province and adjacent places compiled, mainly based on observations made during a scientific expedition, completed in 1848 and 1849. - Kharkov: University Printing House, 1853. - Issue. II. The fauna of mammals and birds. - 51 p.
- Czernay A. Beitrage zur Fauna des Charkowschen und der anliegenden Gouvernements // Bulletin de la So-ciété Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. - 1850. - Tome 23. - P. 603-627.
- Czernay A. Nachtrag zur meinen Beobachtungen bezug auf die Fauna des Charkowschen und anliegenden der Stadt // Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. - 1851. - Tome 24, No. 1. - P. 269–282.
- Czernay A. Nachtrag zur Fauna der Charkowschen Gouvernements // Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. - 1865. - Tome 38, N 3. - P. 60-64.
Notes
- ↑ "Adjacent places" is a region from the Oryol province to the Sea of Azov and from the Dnieper to the Don - all of Ukraine.