1. Vladimir Nikolayevich Semenkovich was a Russian ethnologist and archaeologist, best known for his work in historical geography of Upper Don and Oka Gelonians and Mordvins where he had identified some of the Herodotus's tribes with contemporary ethnic groups of the Russian Empire and described the difference between physical, and geographical conditions of European Russia in the fifth century BC and the modern period.
Vladimir Semenkovich graduated from Kronstadt Higher Naval Technical School in 1883 and was assigned to the battleship Chesma as Engineer Officer where he served until 1891.
Vladimir Semenkovich had resigned in 1891 and bought estate Vaskino in Serpukhovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate in 1894.
Vladimir Semenkovich became Professor and correspondent of Moscow Archeological Institute on 15 May 1909.
Vladimir Semenkovich issued the book of notes by Pierre Martin La Martiniere "Travel in the Nordic countries" dated 1637-ca.
Vladimir Semenkovich became the head of the Historical Geography Department in 1914.
Vladimir Semenkovich had been the director of Alexandria Orphan Trade School For Boys and was granted the rank of Active State Councillor on 1 January 1912 for his merit in Moscow Orphanage Council activity.
Vladimir Semenkovich was the daughter of Sevastopol first guild merchant Mikhail Telyatnikov.
Vladimir and Yevgenia Semenkovich had 7 children: Varvara, Sergei, Vsevolod, Yekaterina, Vera, Natalia, and Alexander.
Vladimir Semenkovich finished Crimean Frunze Tavrichesky State University in 1922, his thesis was "Art of Crimean Tatars".