V.A. Kipriyanov - engineer, paleontologist and geologist

Valeriyan (Valerian) Alexandrovich Kipriyanov (1818-1889) is one of the first national paleontologists. He published articles with descriptions and illustrations of the examined by him the remains of Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes from the Upper Crelaceous of Kurskaya and Orlovskaya provinces. He became an author of four monographies about Jurassic and Cretaceous reptiles. His scientific biography has not been published up to the present moment despite his considerable scientific achievements. His biographic data was restricted by two issues [5, 9], the texts of which in many ways repeated each other. This article represents new facts of V.A. Kipriyanov biography, information about his collections. The full bibliography of his paleontological works is given in References.