Elizabeth V. Kozlova
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Elizabeth Vladimirovna Kozlova (19 August 1892 – 10 February 1975) was a Russia
n ornithologist
.
Kozlova, the daughter of a physician
, was born in Krasnoe Selo, a suburban village south of, and now part of, Saint Petersburg
. She married Colonel Pyotr Kozlov
a well-known explorer 29 years her senior.
and led by her husband, to Mongolia
. She returned to Mongolia in 1929 and 1930 to collect and to conduct further bird studies, her research resulting in the publication in 1930 of Birds of south-western Transbaikalia, northern Mongolia and the Central Gobi, for which she was awarded the Geographical Society’s Silver Medal.
Kozlova was based at the Department of Ornithology in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) from 1932 to 1975. There she produced the monograph
s Avifauna of the Tibetan Plateau, its genetic relationships and history in 1952, and The birds of zonal steppes and deserts of Central Asia in 1975. She also published many papers on avian taxonomy
and phylogeny as well as writing extensive sections of The Birds of the USSR (1951–1953) and the series Fauna of the USSR.
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...
n ornithologist
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
.
Kozlova, the daughter of a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, was born in Krasnoe Selo, a suburban village south of, and now part of, 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...
. She married Colonel Pyotr Kozlov
Pyotr Kozlov
Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov was a Russian and Soviet traveler and explorer who continued the studies of Nikolai Przhevalsky in Mongolia and Tibet.Although prepared by his parents for military career, Kozlov chose to join Przhevalsky's expedition. After his mentor's death, Kozlov continued travelling in...
a well-known explorer 29 years her senior.
Career
From 1923–1926 she took part as the professional ornithologist in an expedition, organised by the Russian Geographical SocietyRussian Geographical Society
The Russian Geographical Society is a learned society, founded on 6 August 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.-Imperial Geographical Society:Prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, it was known as the Imperial Russian Geographical Society....
and led by her husband, to Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. She returned to Mongolia in 1929 and 1930 to collect and to conduct further bird studies, her research resulting in the publication in 1930 of Birds of south-western Transbaikalia, northern Mongolia and the Central Gobi, for which she was awarded the Geographical Society’s Silver Medal.
Kozlova was based at the Department of Ornithology in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) from 1932 to 1975. There she produced the monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
s Avifauna of the Tibetan Plateau, its genetic relationships and history in 1952, and The birds of zonal steppes and deserts of Central Asia in 1975. She also published many papers on avian taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
and phylogeny as well as writing extensive sections of The Birds of the USSR (1951–1953) and the series Fauna of the USSR.