Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen

Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen (April 23, 1884 – October 7, 1963) was a Russian and Ukrainian zoologist and evolutionist. He was one of the central figures in the development of the Modern evolutionary synthesis . Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) on April 23, 1884 to Luise Schmalhausen (Luisa Ludwigovna Schmalhausen) and Johannes Theodor Schmalhausen (1849–1894). His father was one of the founding fathers of... more

Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen (April 23, 1884 – October 7, 1963) was a Russian and Ukrainian zoologist and evolutionist. He was one of the central figures in the development of the Modern evolutionary synthesis . Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) on April 23, 1884 to Luise Schmalhausen (Luisa Ludwigovna Schmalhausen) and Johannes Theodor Schmalhausen (1849–1894). His father was one of the founding fathers of Russian paleobotany. In 1901 Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen graduated gymnasium and enrolled at Kiev University, but was expelled a year later after taking a part in the student disturbances. In 1902 he resumed his university studies at Kiev. Around 1902 he became acquainted with the founder of the Russian school of evolutionary morphology, Alexey Severtzov (1866–1936). He went on to become Professor of Darwinism at Moscow University and Director of the Institute for Evolutionary Morphology. In 1904 Schmalhausen, under the guidance of Severtzov,... less