Aleksandr Fiodorovich Sevastianov
Alexander Fyodorovich Sevastyanov | |
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Lithograph, 1841 | |
| Born | 1 July 1771 |
| Died | 5 December 1824 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | Academic Gymnasium |
| Known for | Zoology, geology, paleontology; translations of Linnaeus, Humboldt, Saussure |
| Awards | Honorary member of the Linnean Society of London (1809) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology, zoology, geology |
| Institutions | Imperial Academy of Sciences |
Aleksandr Fiodorovich Sevastianov, also written as Alexander Fyodorovich Sevastyanov, (Russian: Александр Фёдоровичl Севастьянов; 1 July 1771, Ryazan Governorate – 5 December 1824, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian naturalist, poet, translator, and academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (from 1800). He was a member of many Russian and foreign scientific societies, including an honorary member of the Linnean Society of London (1809).