Fyodor Nikolayevich Panayev (, 1856—1933) was a Russian teacher and

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, the author of a number of books on climatology and one of the founders of Perm Zoo. Fyodor Panayev was born in 1856 in the settlement of Yug, in the

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of the

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of the

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. He graduated from Perm Uyezd College and worked as a teacher in

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and in Solikamsk Parish College (1878—1891). In

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he studied the local folklore and published several papers in "Proceedings of Ural Society of natural science fans" (). In 1883, his book "The anthology of proverbs, sayings, riddles, songs and epics, collected in Solikamsk Uyezd" () was published in

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. Since 1891 Panayev lived in

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.Fyodor Nikolayevich Panayev
nbsp;— Solikamsk. The portrait of city. In the book "Brief geographical and physical essay on the city of Solikamsk" published in 1882, Panayev studied "Solikamsk Chronicle" and archive records of the middle of the 18th century about cruel frosts in

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and made a conclusion about essential changing of climate in 18th—19th centuries: Since 1881 Panayev was a director of Perm Meteorological Station. It was an enclosed ground in the centre of city, where turrets with instruments were placed. Air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind velocity and direction, precipitation were measured there. Measurement results were sent to Chief Geophysical Observatory. On this results Panayev wrote several books on climatology. Panayev's climatological calendar and observation diaries are nowadays stored in Perm Krai Museum. Panayev was one of the authors of "Illustrated guide-book on the Kama River and Vishera River with Kolva River" edited by Pavel Syuzev and published in 1911 by Printing-House of Perm Governorate Board. In 1922 Panayev with zoologist S. L. Ushkov founded a nature study corner, which was reorganized to Perm Zoo in 1928. Panayev died in 1933 and was buried at the

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.Perm necropolis
in the Perm Region Encyclopedia.

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