Sergei Alphéraky
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Sergei Nikolaevich Alphéraky (1850–1918) was a Russia
n ornithologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
.
Sergei Alphéraky was born into a noble Greek family of Alferakis, brother to composer Achilles Alferaki
, his father Nikos Alferakis owned the Alferaki Palace
in Taganrog
. Sergei studied at Moscow University (1867–1869), then with Otto Staudinger
in Dresden
(1871–1873).On his return to Russia he worked on the Lepidoptera of the Taganrog
, Rostov-on-Don
region.He also collected in the North Caucasus
.After that he devoted himself to the insects, especially the Lepidoptera, of Central Asia
.He worked on the Lepidoptera collected by Nikolai Przhevalsky
in Tibet
held by the Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Science and those collected by Grigorij Nikolaevich Potanin in China
and Mongolia
and in the same institution.Later he studied the collections made by Alfred Otto Herz
in Amur
, Korea
,and Kamchatka and those of
Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanoff
a friend from his two years at Moscow University.
He was an Honorary Member of both the Russian Entomological Society
and the Royal Entomological Society of London.
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 and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
.
Sergei Alphéraky was born into a noble Greek family of Alferakis, brother to composer Achilles Alferaki
Achilles Alferaki
Alferaki, Achilles Nikolayevich ; , was a Russian composer and statesman of Greek descent, brother to Sergei Alphéraky. He was born in Kharkov . He spent all of his childhood in the city of Taganrog in the magnificent palace on Catholic Street...
, his father Nikos Alferakis owned the Alferaki Palace
Alferaki Palace
Alferaki Palace is a museum in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of rich merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider in the downtown Taganrog on Frunze Street ....
in Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
. Sergei studied at Moscow University (1867–1869), then with Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals....
in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
(1871–1873).On his return to Russia he worked on the Lepidoptera of the Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
, Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don
-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
region.He also collected in the North 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...
.After that he devoted himself to the insects, especially the Lepidoptera, of Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
.He worked on the Lepidoptera collected by Nikolai Przhevalsky
Nikolai Przhevalsky
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky and Prjevalsky, ; —), was a Russian geographer of Polish background and explorer of Central and Eastern Asia. Although he never reached his final goal, Lhasa in Tibet, he travelled through regions unknown to the west, such as northern Tibet, modern Qinghai and...
in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
held by the Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Science and those collected by Grigorij Nikolaevich Potanin in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and 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...
and in the same institution.Later he studied the collections made by Alfred Otto Herz
Alfred Otto Herz
Alfred Otto Herz was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.He was employed as a collector and preparator by the Otto Staudinger - Andreas Bang-Haas insect dealership in Dresden....
in Amur
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
,and Kamchatka and those of
Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanoff
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia , 26 April 1859 – 28 January 1919 was the eldest son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Alexander III....
a friend from his two years at Moscow University.
He was an Honorary Member of both the Russian Entomological Society
Russian Entomological Society
The Russian Entomological Society is a Russian scientific society devoted to entomology.The Society was founded in 1859 in St. Petersburg by Karl Ernst von Baer , Johann Friedrich von Brandt who was then the director of the Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Science , Ya. A...
and the Royal Entomological Society of London.
Works
Partial List- 1875–1878. Cheshuekrylyya (Lepidoptera) okrestnostei Taganroga (The Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the environs of Taganrog) Trudy RusskagoEntomologicheskago obshchestva, 8: 150–226 (1875); 10: 35–53 (1876); 11: 45–50 (1878) (in Russian).
- 1881–1883. Lépidoptères du district de Kouldjà et des montagnes environ-nantes. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossica, 16: 334–435, (1881); 17: 15–103 (1882),156–227 (1883) (in French).
- Lépidoptères rapportés du Thibet par le Général N.M. Przewalsky de son voyage de 1884-1885. Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères, 5: 59-80 Edited by Nicholas Mikhailovich RomanoffGrand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of RussiaGrand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia , 26 April 1859 – 28 January 1919 was the eldest son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Alexander III....
. 1889 - 1905. The Geese of Europe and Asia.London, Rowland Ward. 1905.24 plates by Frederick William FrohawkFrederick William FrohawkFrederick William Frohawk was an English zoological artist and lepidopterist.Frohawk was the author of Natural History of British Butterflies , The Complete Book of British Butterflies and Varieties of British Butterflies .Frohawk was born at Brisley Hall, East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of a...
Also a Russian version. - 1908. Cheshuekryle Okrenestei Taganroga (The Butterflies of the environs of Taganrog). Supplément III. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossica, 38:558–618(in French and Russian).
External links
- Biography
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/ GeneraGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moths described by Alphéraky.