Alexei Fedchenko
| Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko | |
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| Born | February 7 [O.S. February 19] 1844 Irkutsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 31, 1873 (aged 29) Mont Blanc, France |
| Fields | Biology, geography, exploration |
| Alma mater | Moscow University |
| Known for | Exploration of Turkestan |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.Fedtsch. |
Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko (Russian: Алексей Павлович Федченко; 7 February 1844 – 15 September 1873) was a Russian naturalist and explorer well known for his travels in central Asia. Alternative transliterations of his name, used in languages such as German, include "Aleksei Pavlovich Fedtschenko" and "Alexei Pawlowitsch Fedtschenko".
Fedchenko was born at Irkutsk, in Siberia, and after attending the gymnasium of his native town, proceeded to the university of Moscow, for the study more especially of zoology and geology.
He married Olga Armfeldt, a botanist.
In 1868, he and Olga travelled through Turkestan, Samarkand, Panjkent and the upper Zarafshan River valley. In 1870, they explored the Fan Mountains south of the Zarafshan. In 1871, they reached the Alay Valley at Daroot-Korgan and saw the northern Pamir Mountains but was unable to penetrate southward.
He also collected significant numbers of insects from three explorations from 1869 to 1873. These were then studied by Ferdinand Morawitz in St Petersburg. He recorded 438 species belonging to 36 genera from Central Asia. 68 species of Andrena, 17 species from Europe and 51 new species.
Soon after their return to Europe, he perished on Mont Blanc while engaged in a tour in France. He had been trying to look at glaciers in France to see how they compared with those in Turkestan. His wife had him buried in Chamonix.
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