Aleksandr Lyubishchev

Aleksandr Lyubishchev (; 1890, in Saint Petersburg – 1972) was a Soviet biologist (entomologist) and philosopher, Doctor of Sciences, and professor. He retired in 1955. Lyubishchev called himself a nihilist. He was also a Platonist. Career His ancestors were serfs of Count Aleksey Arakcheyev.

Lyubishchev graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University in 1911. He was a student of Alexander Gurwitsch. Then he taught on the Bestuzhev Courses, at the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University, the Perm State University.

In 1921 he left Simferopol for Perm. In 1930, he moved to Leningrad. Then he headed the laboratory in Bishkek for the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences.

In 1912, he published his first scientific article. Since the 1920s he worked in the field of agricultural entomology. Lyubishchev had a negative assessment of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Daniil Granin wrote the book about him called «Эта странная жизнь» (1974). This book made Lyubishchev popular. According to the book, Lyubishchev had a bit of a “mad scientist” image. His main work remained unpublished.

Nikolai Cholodny was his friend.