Petrunkevitch, Alexander, 1875-1964

Zoologist and professor of zoology at Yale. Born and raised in Russia, educated in Russia and Germany; married Wanda Hartshorn of Newark, N.J.. His father, Ivan Il'ich Petrunkevich, was a political activist and a founder of Constitutional Democratic Party in Russia.

Alexander Petrunkevitch was born in Pliski, Russia in 1875 and taught at the University of Moscow before immigrating to Germany to escape political persecution. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Freiburg in 1901. Petrunkevitch taught biology at Harvard University and the University of Indiana before joining the Yale University faculty in 1910. He was known for his research on spiders. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 10, 1964.

Alexander Petrunkevitch was born in Pliski, Russia in 1875 and taught at the University of Moscow before immigrating to Germany to escape political persecution. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Freiburg in 1901. Petrunkevitch taught biology at Harvard University and the University of Indiana before joining the Yale University faculty in 1910. He was known for his research on spiders. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 10, 1964.

Ivan Petrunkevitch was born in Russia on November 22, 1843. A Ukranian noble by birth, Petrunkevitch was among the first to advocate a democratic constitution and the convocation of a constituent assembly. For many years he lived in exile in the Crimea. After the 1905 revolution Petrunkevitch was elected to the first Duma and served as first president of the Constitutional Democratic Party. He retired in 1915 and fled Russia during the Civil War. He died in Prague in 1928.

Alexander Petrunkevitch was born in Pliski, Russia, in 1875 and taught at the University of Moscow before immigrating to Germany to escape political persecution. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Freiburg in 1901. Petrunkevitch taught biology at Harvard University and the University of Indiana before joining the Yale University faculty in 1910. He was known for his research on spiders. He died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 10, 1964.

Ivan Petrunkevitch was born in Russia on November 22, 1843. A Ukranian noble by birth, Petrunkevitch was among the first to advocate a democratic constitution and the convocation of a constituent assembly. For many years he lived in exile in the Crimea. After the 1905 revolution Petrunkevitch was elected to the first Duma and served as first president of the Constitutional Democratic Party. He retired in 1915 and fled Russia during the Civil War. He died in Prague in 1928.