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Alexander Kovalevsky

Russian zoologist (1840-1901)
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Alexander Kovalevsky
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[52]
Date of birth
November 7, 1840, November 19, 1840, 1840, November 7, 1840[12][13][14]
Date of death
November 9, 1901, November 22, 1901, 1901, November 9, 1901[15][16][17]
Place of birth
Vārkava, Daugavpils, Vitebsk[10][11]
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Russia[23][24]
Occupation
zoologist, embryologist, academic, university teacher, biologist
Employer
Kazan Federal University, Imperial University of St. Vladimir, Odesa University, Saint Petersburg State University, Sevastopol Biological Station[28][29][30][31][32]
Field of work
biology, embryology, zoology[25][26][27]
Educated at
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University, Heidelberg University[33][34]
Award received
Pour le Mérite, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Премия имени К. Бэра, Премия имени К. Бэра[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Spouse
Tatiana Kirillovna Semenova[19]
Child
Vladimir Kovalevsky, Lidia Shevyakova, Vera Alexandrovna Kovalevskaya[20][21][22]
Sibling
Vladimir Kovalevsky
Doctoral student
Konstantin Saint-Hilare[54]
Work location
Heidelberg, Tübingen, Kazan, Kyiv, Odesa, Sevastopol[59][60][61][62]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian, French
Academic degree
Doctor of Natural Sciences[55]
Civil rank
Privy Councillor
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
Different from
Aleksander Kowalewski
Family
House of Kovalevsky[53]
Family name
Kovalevsky[57]
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Given name
Александр[58]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Russian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[45][46][47][48][49][50][51]
Place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery[18]
Residence
Saint Petersburg[56]
Student
Vladimir Vasilyevich Reinhard, Nikolay Popov[35][36]
Writing language
Russian
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky en Alexander Kovalevsky cs Alexandr Onufrijevič Kovalevskij cs Александр Онуфриевич Ковалевский cs Alexandr Kovalevskij cs A. Kowalevsky de Alexander Onufrijewitsch Kowalewski de Aleksander Onufrijewitsch Kowalewski es Aleksandr Kovalevski es Aleksandr Kovalevsky es Alexander Kovalevsky es Alexander Kowalevsky fr Alexander Kovalevsky fr Alexandre Kovalevski he אלכסנדר קובאלבסקי hu Alekszandr Onufrijevics Kovalevszkij hu Alekszandr Kovalevszkij it Aleksandr Onufrievič Kovalevskij ja アレクサンドル・コヴァレフスキ pl Aleksandr Kowalewski
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000119304379
VIAF cluster ID
58926879, 180149294084480520574
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr89014635
GND ID
118874829
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1239-kowalevsky-alexander
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
Alexander-Kowalewski
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
49095
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
aleksandr-kovalevskij
BHL creator ID
38271, 35055
BIBSYS ID
3046658
Biografija.ru ID
kovalevskij-aleksandr-onufrievich
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kowalewski-alexander-onufrijewitsch
Show all 61 identifiers +49
CTHS person ID
119495
CiNii Research ID
1140282266568542976
DDB person (GND) ID
118874829
Darwin Correspondence ID
2749
De Agostini ID
Kovalevskij,+Aleksandr+Onufrievič
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118874829
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1Bedbq
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
553456
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aleksandr-Onufriyevich-Kovalevsky
FAST ID
259351
FactGrid item ID
Peter Vermes
Find a Grave memorial ID
29367496
Freebase ID
/m/06rt7g
Geni profile ID
6000000029111111746
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
aleksandr-kovalevskij
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0035955
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Aleksander_Onufrievitsj_Kovalevskij, Aleksander_Kovalevskij
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2076324
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
kovalevskii-aleksandr-onufrievich-95862c
IdRef ID
103459049
J9U entity ID
987007301027705171
KNAW past member ID
PE00001378
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118874829
Latgales dati person ID
4794
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03602/eu_k_2896/k2896
Museo Galileo authority ID
67796
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08795068
NL CR AUT ID
av20211132282, av20211132282
NUKAT ID
n2010176495
National Library of Greece ID
248518
National Library of Latvia ID
000070894
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:R2l;=BW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810591824505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4708432
National Virtual Library of India ID
1193740
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
173873952
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3926608
Open Library ID
OL1022447A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100043200
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA6771
RERO ID (legacy)
A024240963, A016515133, A016515133
Rodovid ID
608747
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50751
SBN author ID
TSAV675482
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
aleksandr-onufrievic-kovalevskij
WBIS ID
U38948
Wellcome Collection concept ID
v6tcdfdx
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXHFm43WKfCH4vhFVt8C
ZOBODAT person ID
19167

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🔗 Connections
Member of 7
Royal Society of London, Russian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin
Work location 6
Kyiv, Odesa, Kazan, Sevastopol, Heidelberg, Tübingen
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 4
university teacher, zoologist, academic, embryologist
Employer 3
Saint Petersburg State University, Kazan Federal University, Odesa University
Field of work 3
biology, zoology, embryology
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
French, Russian
Named after 2
A.O. Kovalevsky Medal, A. O. Kovalevsky Prize
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Natural Sciences
Award received 1
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Civil rank 1
Privy Councillor
Country of citizenship 1
Russian Empire
Educated at 1
Heidelberg University
FactGrid item ID 1
Peter Vermes
Given name 1
Александр
Instance of 1
human
Place of burial 1
Novodevichy Cemetery
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Residence 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Vladimir Kovalevsky
Siblings 1
Vladimir Kovalevsky
Writing language 1
Russian
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Summary

Alexander Kovalevsky was born on November 7, 1840[1], in Vārkava[2]. He died on November 9, 1901[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], embryologist[6], academic[7], university teacher[8], and biologist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alexander Kovalevsky include A.O. Kovalevsky Medal[63], a science award[64], in Russia[65] and A. O. Kovalevsky Prize[66], a science award[67], in Russia[68], founded in 1940[69].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Alexander Kovalevsky include A.O. Kovalevsky Medal[63], a science award[64], in Russia[65] and A. O. Kovalevsky Prize[66], a science award[67], in Russia[68], founded in 1940[69].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Kovalevsky born?

Alexander Kovalevsky was born in Vārkava[2].

Where did Alexander Kovalevsky die?

Alexander Kovalevsky died in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who was Alexander Kovalevsky married to?

Alexander Kovalevsky's spouses include Tatiana Kirillovna Semenova[19].

What did Alexander Kovalevsky do for work?

Alexander Kovalevsky worked as a zoologist[5], embryologist[6], academic[7], university teacher[8], and biologist[9].

Where did Alexander Kovalevsky go to school?

Alexander Kovalevsky was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[33] and Heidelberg University[34].

What awards did Alexander Kovalevsky receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite[37], Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class[38], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class[39], and Order of Saint Anna, 1st class[40].

Related Entities

biology Odesa University Russian Empire zoology

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  36. [44] ↑ . Awards Named for the Academician Karl von Baer: A History of Their Foundation and Significance. wikidata.org.
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  39. [46] ↑ . Летопись Российской академии наук. Т. VII. 1946—1953. wikidata.org.
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  46. [56] ↑ . Some Milestones in the Development of Embryology at the Leningrad State University. wikidata.org.
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  57. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  61. [61] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  2. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Vārkava, Daugavpils, Vitebsk
    "Created claim: Place of birth: Vitebsk, Add place of birth Vitebsk (Q102217) from Store norske leksikon, deprecated rank (error in referenced source: other sources give the item's"
  2. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Aleksander_Onufrievitsj_Kovalevskij, Aleksander_Kovalevskij
    "Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID, SNL ID Aleksander_Onufrievitsj_Kovalevskij deprecated (now SNL Aleksander_Kovalevskij), SNL ID Aleksander_Kovalevskij from"
  3. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 1239-kowalevsky-alexander
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #45365: Update P14091 IDs"
  4. 20w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1Bedbq
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  5. 22w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Vladimir Kovalevsky, Lidia Shevyakova, Vera Alexandrovna Kovalevskaya
    "Created claim: Child: Vera Alexandrovna Kovalevskaya"
  6. 22w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → November 7, 1840, November 19, 1840, 1840
    Country of citizenship → Russian Empire, Russia
    Spouse → Tatiana Kirillovna Semenova
    VIAF cluster ID → 58926879, 180149294084480520574
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    "Created claim: Spouse: Tatiana Kirillovna Semenova"
  7. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → zoologist, embryologist, academic +1
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