Avinoff, Andrey, 1884-1949
URI(s)
Variants
- Avinoff, A. (Andrey), 1884-1949
- Avinoff, Andrei, 1884-1949
- Avinov, Andreĭ Nikolaevich, 1884-1949
- Авинов, Андрей Николаевич, 1884-1949
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1884-02-14
Death Date
- 1949-07-16
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Birth Place
- Tulʹchyn (Ukraine)
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Butterflies--Collection and preservation
Occupation
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Lewis, V.E. Exhibition of Andrey Avinoff, 1953:t.p. (Andrey Avinoff) p. [7] (1884-1949)
- found: The Karanasa butterflies, 1951:title page (A. Avinoff, late director emeritus, Carnegie Museum)
- found: Wikipedia, June 5, 2019(Andrey Avinoff; Dr. Andrey Avinoff; Андрей Николаевич Авинов = Andreĭ Nikolaevich Avinov; sometimes referred to as Andrei Avinoff; 14 February 1884 - 16 July 1949; Russian entomologist; Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for 20 years from 1926 to 1946. He established himself as one of the world's greatest butterfly collectors and is also well known for his paintings; born in Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, now Ukraine; He left Russia after the Revolution and moved to America. In 1924, he was hired as an assistant curator of entomology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He was promoted to director in 1926, a position he held until 1946; At his death, he had created hundreds of paintings which are largely sought after by collectors today)
Editorial Notes
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1993-02-10: new
- 2019-06-07: revised
Alternate Formats
