Aleksei Alekseevich Korotnev
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Aleksei Alekseevich Korotnev (February 15 1854, Moscow
- June 14 1915, Odessa
) was a Russian zoologist
Korotnev graduated from Moscow University in 1876 and gained his doctorate there in 1881. In 1887 he became a professor at the University of Kiev. In 1885 and in 1890-91 he he made extensive zoological collections in the Indian Ocean
and Pacific ocean
regions. In 1886 he began studies at Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
(Villafranca, France). Korotnev also studied the fauna of Lake Baikal between 1900 and 1902. His principal work was on the embryonic
development of coelenterates bryozoans, tunicates and insects.
He was a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1903).
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- June 14 1915, Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
) was a Russian zoologist
Korotnev graduated from Moscow University in 1876 and gained his doctorate there in 1881. In 1887 he became a professor at the University of Kiev. In 1885 and in 1890-91 he he made extensive zoological collections in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and Pacific ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
regions. In 1886 he began studies at Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
The Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche is a group of laboratories located in Villefranche-sur-Mer in the Côte d'Azur, France and sponsored by the Universities of Paris , Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...
(Villafranca, France). Korotnev also studied the fauna of Lake Baikal between 1900 and 1902. His principal work was on the embryonic
Gastrulation
Gastrulation is a phase early in the embryonic development of most animals, during which the single-layered blastula is reorganized into a trilaminar structure known as the gastrula. These three germ layers are known as the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.Gastrulation takes place after cleavage...
development of coelenterates bryozoans, tunicates and insects.
He was a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1903).