Alexander Petrunkevitch, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Petrunkevitch

Russian arachnologist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1875

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1964

Profession: poet, zoologist, biologist, paleontologist, entomologist, arachnologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch (Russian: ????????? ???????? ???????????, December 22, 1875 in Plysky near Kiev, now Ukraine – March 9, 1964 in New Haven) was an eminent Russian arachnologist of his time.
From 1910 to 1939 he described over 130 spider species.
One of his most famous essays was "The Spider and the Wasp." In it he uses effective word choices and some comic touch.