Person:Alexander Strauch (1)

"Alexander Strauch is an especially important figure in the history of Russian and, indeed, world herpetology. He had serious scientific communication with most of the leading herpetologists of the day and used these contacts to increase the herpetological collection through purchase and exchange with other museums. As a result of his own careful study, Strauch wrote several monographs and world synopses of turtles, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and salamanders. His review of the snake fauna of the Russian Empire (1873) and results of his identification and description of the amphibians and reptiles (1876) from Przewalski's first expedition to Central Asia are of especial value for Russian and world herpetology."

Source: http://www.zin.ru/labs/herplab/history.html (Web pages of the Department of Herpetology of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

Alexander Strauch is shown in Geni (http://www.geni.com) as having had two spouses. Here is a Google translation from Russian Wikipedia, which states that Dr Strauch was indeed married twice:

''"Strauch was married twice. From marriage to Antonina Ivanovna, nee Kleinenberg, had a son in August (August 8, 1862 -?). From marriage with the Moors Mikhailovna, née Twardowski, by confession of the Orthodox, had sons Mauritius (January 3, 1874 -?) And Alexander (20 January 1876 -?), And daughter Elizabeth (31 July 1880 -?). Buried at the cemetery Volkov ."