Vagner, Nikolaĭ Petrovich, 1829-1907

found: Skazki Kota Murlyki, 1992:verso of t.p. (pod psevdonimom Kot Murlyka; Nikolaĭ Petrovich Vagner; ... N.P. Vagneru; b. July 18, 1829; d. March 21, 1907)

found: Wagner, Nicolas. Die Wirbellosen des Weissen Meeres, 1885:title page (Nicolas Wagner)

found: Wikipedia, viewed October 24, 2016(Nikolai Wagner; Nikolai Petrovich Wagner (Russian: Николай Петрович Вагнер = Nikolaĭ Petrovich Vagner, 30 July 1829 - 3 April 1907) was a Russian zoologist, editor, essayist and writer. Up until 1894 Wagner lectured at Saint Petersburg University, in 1870-1885 as a professor. He founded the biological station at the Solovetsky Islands on the White Sea and remained its director up until his death. As a fiction writer Wagner made his mark as an author of popular books for children, the most successful of which, Skazki kota Murlyki (Cat Purr's Fairytales), a collection of twenty five finely written mystical and philosophical fables and stories, came out in 1872.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Wagner