Leonid Pavlovich Sabaneyev
Leonid Pavlovich Sabaneyev (Леонид Павлович Сабанеев; 1844–1898) was a Russian
zoologist who made extensive contributions to the study of hunting in Russia
.
The scion of a noble family from
Stallmeister (stable master) at his court. His son Leonid
(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
Albert I of Monaco
has been published.
It was Sabaneyev who set up an exclusive hunting club in Moscow and conducted the first national survey of hunting.
public domain: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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