Maksim Kovalevsky
Maksim Maksimovich Kovalevsky | |
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Максим Максимович Ковалевский | |
Maksim Kovalevsky in 1906 | |
| Born | 8 September 1851 |
| Died | 5 April 1916 (aged 64) |
| Burial place | Nikolskoe Cemetery |
| Education | Imperial Kharkov University |
| Occupation(s) | Scientist, jurist |
| Known for | Vice-president (1895) and president (1905) of the International Institute of Sociology |
Maksim Maksimovich Kovalevsky (Russian: Максим Максимович Ковалевский; 8 September 1851 – 5 April 1916) was a jurist and the main authority on sociology in the Russian Empire. He was vice-president (1895) and president (1905) of the International Institute of Sociology. He also held a chair in sociology at the Psycho-Neurological Institute. Kovalevsky was elected into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1914. The Russian Sociological Society adopted his name in 1916.