Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kots (German form Alexander Erich Kohts; Russian: Александр Фёдорович Котс; 19 April 1880 – 7 September 1964) was a Soviet and Russian zoologist and founding director of the State Darwin Museum in Moscow. His wife was the animal behaviourist Nadezhda Ladygina-Kohts.
Aleksandr Kots
Kots c. 1925
Александр Фёдорович Котс
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Nadezhda Ladygina and A.F. Kots
Kots was born in Borisoglebsk, Tambov to Berlin-born linguist and botanist Alfred Kots and Evgenia (Johanna) Alexandrovna née Grassman. He began to collect natural history specimens at a young age and was educated at the Moscow classical gymnasium. He learned to stuff and prepare animal specimens from F. Yuri Felman and received a gold medal for his taxidermy in 1896. With references from Theodore K. Lorenz and Mikhail Menzbier he went on a scientific expedition to Western Siberia in 1899 and collected a large number of specimens for which he received a silver medal from the Russian Society for Acclimatization of Animals and Plants. He joined Moscow University in 1901 and between his studies he made a trip to European museum and graduated in 1906. He then worked with Mikhail Menzbir. In 1907 he began to teach evolution to women at Moscow university at the invitation of Petr Sushkin and Nikolai Koltsov. In 1909 the collections of Theodore K. Lorenz were passed on to him and he then began to establish a small museum which became the Darwin Museum in 1922. He married Nadezhda Nikolayevna Ladygina, one of his students, in 1911 and they had a son who they named as Rudolf after Rudolf Steiner who greatly influenced them. Kots taught at the Moscow University, the Military Pedagogical Academy, gave numerous popular lectures, was a director of Moscow Zoo, and the Darwin Museum.[1][2] After his death there was a plan to dissolve the museum but it was saved by V. N. Ignatijeva.[3]
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^Simpson, Pat (2018). "A Cold War curiosity?". Journal of the History of Collections. 30 (3): 487–509. doi:10.1093/jhc/fhx043. hdl:2299/20818. ISSN 0954-6650.
^Alexandrovna, Nikonova Antonina (2012). "A. F. Kots about contradictions of museum space". Problems of Museology (1): 3–19.
^Михайлов, К.Г. (2017). "Подвижник Музейного Дела". Историко-биологические Исследования (in Russian). 9 (2): 125–130.
External linksedit
Moscow University biography (in Russian)
Biographical film by Aleksandr's son Rudolf Kots (in Russian with English subtitles)
Farewell speech by Aleksandr
January 01, 1970
aleksandr, kots, aleksandr, fyodorovich, kots, german, form, alexander, erich, kohts, russian, Александр, Фёдорович, Котс, april, 1880, september, 1964, soviet, russian, zoologist, founding, director, state, darwin, museum, moscow, wife, animal, behaviourist, . Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kots German form Alexander Erich Kohts Russian Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kots 19 April 1880 7 September 1964 was a Soviet and Russian zoologist and founding director of the State Darwin Museum in Moscow His wife was the animal behaviourist Nadezhda Ladygina Kohts Aleksandr KotsKots c 1925Aleksandr Fyodorovich KotsSignatureBiography edit nbsp Nadezhda Ladygina and A F Kots Kots was born in Borisoglebsk Tambov to Berlin born linguist and botanist Alfred Kots and Evgenia Johanna Alexandrovna nee Grassman He began to collect natural history specimens at a young age and was educated at the Moscow classical gymnasium He learned to stuff and prepare animal specimens from F Yuri Felman and received a gold medal for his taxidermy in 1896 With references from Theodore K Lorenz and Mikhail Menzbier he went on a scientific expedition to Western Siberia in 1899 and collected a large number of specimens for which he received a silver medal from the Russian Society for Acclimatization of Animals and Plants He joined Moscow University in 1901 and between his studies he made a trip to European museum and graduated in 1906 He then worked with Mikhail Menzbir In 1907 he began to teach evolution to women at Moscow university at the invitation of Petr Sushkin and Nikolai Koltsov In 1909 the collections of Theodore K Lorenz were passed on to him and he then began to establish a small museum which became the Darwin Museum in 1922 He married Nadezhda Nikolayevna Ladygina one of his students in 1911 and they had a son who they named as Rudolf after Rudolf Steiner who greatly influenced them Kots taught at the Moscow University the Military Pedagogical Academy gave numerous popular lectures was a director of Moscow Zoo and the Darwin Museum 1 2 After his death there was a plan to dissolve the museum but it was saved by V N Ignatijeva 3 References edit Simpson Pat 2018 A Cold War curiosity Journal of the History of Collections 30 3 487 509 doi 10 1093 jhc fhx043 hdl 2299 20818 ISSN 0954 6650 Alexandrovna Nikonova Antonina 2012 A F Kots about contradictions of museum space Problems of Museology 1 3 19 Mihajlov K G 2017 Podvizhnik Muzejnogo Dela Istoriko biologicheskie Issledovaniya in Russian 9 2 125 130 External links editMoscow University biography in Russian Biographical film by Aleksandr s son Rudolf Kots in Russian with English subtitles Farewell speech by Aleksandr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aleksandr Kots amp oldid 1183655753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
