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Igor Akimushkin

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Igor Ivanovich Akimushkin (May 1, 1929 – 1993) was a Russian zoologist and writer.

Born in Moscow, he graduated the biological faculty of Moscow State University in 1952. His first books, "Traces of Rare Animals" and "Following the Legends", were published in 1961.

Igor Akimushkin wrote a large number of popular science books and made a significant contribution to science and made some discoveries by exploring the marine life. Most of his works were translated to other languages. The cephalopod name Cycloteuthis akimushkini Filippova was named in honour of Igor Akimushkin in 1968 .[1]

His most well known book is "The Animal World".

References

  1. ^ Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names (BEMON)"
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