Vasiliy Yakovlev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasiliy Yakovlev

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1839

Place of Birth: Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1908

Profession: scientist, zoologist, ichthyologist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Vasiliy Yevgrafovich Yakovlev (1839–1908) was a Russian zoologist who studied fishes, molluscs and insects.
From around 1867 Yakovlev conducted zoological observations in the vicinity of Astrakhan.
Yakovlev described Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus) and Volga undermouth (Chondrostoma variabile).