Про Льва Мечникова -
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%98%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B8%D1%87,
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/112.1/konishi.html.