Yaroslav Starobogatov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yaroslav Starobogatov

Russian malacologist

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2004

Profession: zoologist, malacologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Yaroslav Igorevich Starobogatov (Russian: ??????? ???????? ????????????; 13 July 1932 – 3 December 2004) was a Russian zoologist, professor and chief scientist at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
His research was on invertebrate zoology, particularly on molluscs (malacology) and crustaceans (carcinology).
He also was a major contributor to the higher systematics of living organisms, to mirco- and macroevolution and to Soviet and world-wide biogeography.He described a great number of new animal species.