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The cited source does not indicate that Lyapunov was slowly dying from a gunshot wound, rather just that he died 3 days after his wife, by his own gunshot. the sentence has been rephrased to leave that point ambiguous. A better source may be found to clarify that point
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=== Death === |
=== Death === |
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By the end of June 1917, Lyapunov traveled with his wife to his brother's palace in [[Odessa]]. Lyapunov's wife was suffering from tuberculosis so they moved in accordance with her doctor's orders. She died on 31 October 1918. The same day, Lyapunov shot himself in the head, and three days later he died.{{sfn|Shcherbakov|1992}} By that time, he was going blind from [[cataracts]].{{sfn|Smirnov|1992}} |
By the end of June 1917, Lyapunov traveled with his wife to his brother's palace in [[Odessa]]. Lyapunov's wife was suffering from tuberculosis so they moved in accordance with her doctor's orders. She died on 31 October 1918. Three days later Lyapunov died, having shot himself in the head.{{sfn|Shcherbakov|1992}} At that time, he was also going blind from [[cataracts]].{{sfn|Smirnov|1992}} |
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== Work == |
== Work == |
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