Nikolai Severtzov
Nikolai Severtzov | |
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| Born | 5 November 1827 |
| Died | 8 February 1885 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Russian |
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| Fields | naturalist |
Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov (5 November 1827 – 8 February 1885) was a Russian
Severtzov studied at the Moscow University and at the age of eighteen he came into contact with
Severtzov wrote the Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of
Severtzov began to assemble a collection of birds in the estate of Petrovskoe. On 8 February 1885, he was returning home in a carriage along the frozen Ikorts river that feeds into the Don. The carriage broke the ice and plunged. While everyone extricated themselves and attempted to find a warm place nearby, he delayed by searching for his portfolio and collapsed. His driver froze to death.[1]
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