Julian Ivanovich Simashko (; 1821–1893) was a Russian

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and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. He wrote ''Russkaya Fauna'' published in

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in 1850, the first work on Russian

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to include the

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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 Entomologists from the Russian Empire {{Russia-scientist-stub