Aleksandr Kovalevskii

Russian biologist Aleksandr Kovalevskii (Kowalevsky) is notable for his foundational contributions to modern comparative embryology. Raised in a secular society with his brother Vladimir, Kovalevskii received his master’s degree from St. Petersburg University for his studies of Amphioxus lanceolatus. The results from his research gained him admittance into the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Paris Academy