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== [[Zirkoff, Boris]] == | == [[Zirkoff, Boris]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Wagner, Prof. Nikolay Petrovich (1829-1907)}}'''. See Vol. VI, p. 449, for biographical data. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Wagner, Prof. Nikolay Petrovich (1829-1907)}}'''. See Vol. VI, p. 449, for biographical data. | ||
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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Wagner, Professor Nikolay Petrovich}}'''. Russian zoologist, b. at Kazan, 1829, Son of Prof, of Kazan Univ.; educated at 2nd gymn. of native city; grad, with gold medal from Univ, of Kazan, 1849, as natural scientist. Taught natural history at Nizhny-Novgorod. Lectured at Kazan Univ., 1852; became Doctor of Nat. Sc. at Moscow Univ., 1854, Abroad, 1858-59; then in Moscow, editing ''Journal'' of the Moscow Soc. of Rural Economy; full prof, of Zoology at Kazan Univ., 1862; edit. ''Sclent''. ''Notes'' of Kazan Univ., 1861-64; cond. zoological research in Crimea, 1863; Prof, of Zool., Univ, of St. Petersburg, 1871; made several trips abroad, 1865-79. Wrote numerous natural science papers in various Journals, and edited for some years the scientifico-artistic journal Svyet. Also wrote work entitled ''Tales of Kot-Murlika'', which became very popular, going through many editions, and a novel, ''Temniy Put''’ (1890). | |||
Showed great interest in research concerning unconscious psychic functions of man and mediumistic phenomena, and became, 1891, President of the Russian Soc. of Experimental Psychology. Died 1907. | |||
H. P. B. translated into English Wagner’s articles concerning séances with French medium Brédif (''Vide'' the short-lived ''Spiritual Scientist'', Boston, Mass., June 3, 10 and 17, 1875). | |||
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|title = H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings | |||
|detail = vol. 6, p. 449 | |||
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