Yevgeny Korovin

Yevgeny Korovin
Born
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Korovin

12 October [O.S. 30 September] 1892
Died23 November 1964(1964-11-23) (aged 72)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Jurist and professor, specialising in international law
Years active1915-1964
Notable workInternational Law of the Transition Period

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Korovin (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Коро́вин; 12 October [O.S. 30 September] 1892 – 23 November 1964) was a Soviet jurist specializing in international law. He was a prominent early scholar of space law and is "considered the founder of the Russian science of space law, in whose origin he played a singular role." Korovin held several academic and legal positions at Moscow State University, the United Nations, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague.