Vladimir Kovalevsky
Russian academic and paleontologist
Died when: 40 years 256 days (488 months)Star Sign: Leo
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Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Russia: ???????? ?????????? ???????????; 2 August 1842 – 15 April 1883) was a Russian academic and paleontologist.One of the first adopters of Charles Darwin in Russia, he is most notable for his early work on the evolution of the Hippomorpha family.
Brother of Alexander Kovalevsky.He married Sofia Kovalevskaya, and had a daughter named Sofia, nicknamed 'Fufa'.After spending some years together as a couple, Vladimir, financially ruined, a victim of depression and unable to support his wife and daughter, committed suicide.
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