Julian Ivanovitsch Siemaschko
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Julian Ivanovitsch Siemaschko Siemaszko; 1821–1893) was a Russian
zoologist and entomologist.
He wrote Russkaya Fauna published in Saint Petersburg
in 1850, the first work on Russian fauna
to include the Caucasus
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
zoologist and entomologist.
He wrote Russkaya Fauna published in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in 1850, the first work on Russian fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
to include the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
.