Nikolai Knipovich

Russian zoologist (1862–1939)
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Nikolai Knipovich
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Nikolai Knipovich

Summary

Nikolai Knipovich is a human[1]. He was born in Suomenlinna[2]. He was born on March 25, 1862[3]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on February 23, 1939[5]. He worked as a zoologist[6], ichthyologist[7], biologist[8], malacologist[9], and oceanographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Suomenlinna[2], Nikolai Knipovich…
  • Nikolai Knipovich passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Nikolai Knipovich was born on March 25, 1862[3].
  • Nikolai Knipovich was born on January 1, 1862[12].
  • Nikolai Knipovich died on February 23, 1939[5].
  • Nikolai Knipovich died on January 1, 1939[13].
  • Nikolai Knipovich died on February 27, 1939[14].
  • Nikolai Knipovich is buried at Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways[15].
  • Nikolai Knipovich held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
  • Nikolai Knipovich held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
  • Nikolai Knipovich worked as a zoologist[6].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's professions included ichthyologist[7].
  • Nikolai Knipovich worked as a biologist[8].
  • Nikolai Knipovich worked as a malacologist[9].
  • Nikolai Knipovich worked as an oceanographer[10].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's professions included hydrologist[18].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was marine biology[19].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was zoology[20].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was hydrobiology[21].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was ichthyology[22].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was oceanography[23].
  • Nikolai Knipovich's field of work was hydrology[24].
  • Among Nikolai Knipovich's employers was Saint Petersburg State University[25].
  • Among Nikolai Knipovich's employers was Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences[26].
  • Nikolai Knipovich was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[27].

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Origins and Family

Nikolai Knipovich's place of birth was Suomenlinna[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 25, 1862[3] and January 1, 1862[12].

Education

Educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[27], a faculty[28], in Russian Empire[29], founded in 1819[30] and Saint Petersburg State University[31], a public university[32], in Russia[33], founded in 1724[34], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[35]. Nikolai Knipovich earned the academic degree of master's degree[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[6], ichthyologist[7], biologist[8], malacologist[9], oceanographer[10], and hydrologist[18]. Fields of work include marine biology[19], a branch of biology[37]; zoology[20], a branch of biology[38]; hydrobiology[21], a branch of biology[39]; ichthyology[22], a branch of zoology[40]; oceanography[23], a field of study[41]; and hydrology[24], a field of study[42]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[25], a public university[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1724[45], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[46] and Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences[26], a museum[47], in Russia[48], founded in 1832[49], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[50].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 23, 1939[5], January 1, 1939[13], and February 27, 1939[14]. Nikolai Knipovich died in Saint Petersburg[4]. Burial took place at Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nikolai Knipovich include Knipowitschia[51], a taxon[52].

Why It Matters

Nikolai Knipovich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include Knipowitschia[51], a taxon[52].

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Knipovich born?

Nikolai Knipovich's place of birth was Suomenlinna[2].

Where did Nikolai Knipovich die?

Nikolai Knipovich died in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Nikolai Knipovich do for work?

Nikolai Knipovich worked as zoologist[6], ichthyologist[7], biologist[8], malacologist[9], and oceanographer[10].

Where did Nikolai Knipovich go to school?

Nikolai Knipovich was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[27] and Saint Petersburg State University[31].

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  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [31] . N.P. Wagner. Memories of Kazan University. wikidata.org.
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  8. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . N.P. Wagner. Memories of Kazan University. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Аlexey A. Byalinicky-Birulya: Letters from Russian Polar Expecdition. wikidata.org.
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  22. [36] . N.P. Wagner. Memories of Kazan University. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [14] . Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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