Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn

Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn

Rasnitsyn, Alexandr Pavlovich (Russian: Александр Павлович Расницын) — Soviet and Russian entomologist, expert in palaeoentomology. Honored Scientist of Russian Federation (2001). His scientific interests are centered on the palaeontology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of hymenopteran insects and insects in general. He has also studied broader biological problems such as evolutionary theory, the principles of phylogenetics, taxonomy, nomenclature, and palaeoecology. He has published over 300 articles and books in several languages. In August 2008 he was awarded the Distinguished Research Medal of the International Society of Hymenopterists.

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