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''This article is about the Russian paleontologist. For other people named Vladimir Kovalevsky, see Kovalevsky.'' Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (August 2, 1842 – April 15, 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, but her nickname was 'Fufa'. After spending some years together as a couple, Vladimir, evidently in the middle of one of his frequent mood swings, committed suicide. == Early life == Vladimir Kovalevsky was born in Vitebsk providence, outside of Palibino, the youngest of two children. His father, Onufry Osipovich Kovalevsky, was a Russianized Polish landowner and his mother, Polina Petrovna, was Russian. He spent his entire childhood at the estate, and was tutored until the age of 16. He had a grounding in foreign languages, and during his last year at Imperial School of Jurisprudence he earned money by translating books. After graduating in 1861, he gained employment at the Department of Heraldry but asked to travel abroad for his health. After traveling to Heidelberg, Tübingen, Paris, and Nice, he settled in London where he taught the daughter of exiled radical Alexander Herzen. This attracted the attention of the agents of the tzar. When he returned home, he published many scientific texts and, in 1866, Herzen's "Who is to Blame" which the entire printing was burned by the order of the censors. After his engagement to a young radical woman was broken, he met Sofia Kovalevskaya (''née'' Korvin-Krukovskaya) and the two were "fictitiously" married September 27, 1868. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vladimir Kovalevsky (paleontologist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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