Julian Ivanovich Simashko (russian: Юлиан Иванович Симашко; 1821–1893) was a Russian

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

and

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

. He wrote ''Russkaya Fauna'' published in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1850, the first work on Russian

fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''biota''. Zoo ...

to include the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

References

*Schmitt, M. & Hübner, H. & Gaedicke, R. (1998): ''Nomina Auctorum, Auflösung von Abkürzungen taxonomischer Autoren-Namen''. Nova Supplementa Entomologica 11: 189 pp.; Eberswalde. 1821 births 1893 deaths 19th-century zoologists from the Russian Empire Russian entomologists Biologists from the Russian Empire {{entomologist-stub