title: Life of Alexander Onufrievich Kowalevsky (1840-1901).
abstract: A short description of the life of the famous Russian embryologist and zoologist Alexander O. Kowalevsky is presented, including some rare photos of the scientist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Sankt-Petersburg State University, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia. sifokin@mail.ru
authors.forename: Sergei I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Fokin
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D004626:Embryology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012425:Russia (Pre-1917); D015046:Zoology / Q000266:history*