Alexander Kovalevsky

Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ону́фриевич Ковале́вский; 7 November 1840 – 1901) was a Russian embryologist, who studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and became professor at the University of St Petersburg. He was the brother of the paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevsky, and the brother-in-law of the mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya.

Alexander Kovalevsky
Alexander Kovalevsky
Born7 November 1840
Vārkava, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1901
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
NationalityRussian Empire
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
Known forGastrulation
Scientific career
FieldsEmbryology
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