Mikhail Mikhailovich Berezovsky (1848 - 5 April 1912) was a Russian ornithologist and ethnologist who explored central Asia and other region as part of Russian expeditions. He made numerous collections of natural history and anthropological interest. A number of species described from his collections have been named after him. Berezovsky was born in a family of nobility, he was educated at the 2nd St. Petersburg Gymnasium before joining the technical institute. Being associated with the circle of

Sergey Nechayev Sergey Gennadiyevich Nechayev (russian: Серге́й Генна́диевич Неча́ев) ( – ) was a Russian communist revolutionary and prominent figure of the Russian nihilist movement, known for his single-minded pursuit of revolution ...

led to his arrest in December 1871 but he was not prosecuted due to lack of evidence. He went to study natural sciences at

St. 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 ...

and then participated in expeditions with G.N. Potanin and

V.L. Bianchi Valentin Lvovich Bianchi ( Russian: Валенти́н Льво́вич Биа́нки; 18 February 1857 – 10 January 1920) was a Russian ornithologist. He is honoured in the common and scientific names of Bianchi's warbler (''Seicercus valenti ...

into parts of Mongolia (1876–77), Tibet and China (1884-86, 92–93), largely involved in natural history collections. He also documented his travels, sketching monuments, and photographing during expeditions. Along with Bianchi, he described the nightingale species ''

Luscinia obscura The blackthroat (''Calliope obscura''), also known as the black-throated robin or black-throated blue robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It breeds in north-central China but its wintering grounds are uncertain. It has been ...

'' in 1891. In 1895 he received the Przewalski award for his research in China. He also made collections of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit and other languages. A number of taxa have been named after him including ''Ithaginis cruentus berezowskii, Anthus hodgsoni berezowskii, Cyanistes flavipectus berezowskii,'' ''

Moschus berezovskii The dwarf musk deer or Chinese forest musk deer (''Moschus berezovskii'', ) is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. The species name is after the collector Mikhail Mikhailovich Berezovsky. On June 14, ...

, Paeonia berezowskii, Pterostichus berezowskii ,'' and ''Anabaena berezowskii.''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berezovsky, Mikhail Orientalists from the Russian Empire Archaeologists from the Russian Empire Explorers of Asia Explorers of Tibet Russian explorers 1912 deaths 1848 births