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Aleksandr Fomin

Russian-Soviet botanist (1867-1935)¹

Aleksandr Vasiljevich Fomin (1869-1935) was a botanist. He studied ferns and seed plants.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Aleksandr Fomin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 14, 1867, died Oct 16, 1935.¹

About

He was also a director of the Kiev University Botanical Garden; which was renamed after him, when he died. He was a subject of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union.

From Wikipedia’s article on Aleksandr Fomin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

M.G. Kholodny Institute of BotanyBoard member 1931 to now¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedFaculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University³
Date not recordedTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector, biologist.⁶

Since 1931Director, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany⁴
1914 to 1927Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv⁴
Date not recordedWorked at University of Tartu⁴
Date not recordedWorked at A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden⁴
Date not recordedWorked at National Botanical Garden of Georgia⁴
Date not recordedFounded Russian Botanical Society⁵

Personal life

BornMay 14, 1867, Kondol⁷
DiedOct 16, 1935, Kyiv⁸
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Soviet Union, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic⁹
ResidenceRussia¹⁰
SpouseOlga Radde-Fomina¹¹

Sources

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WikidataAleksandr Fomin on Wikidata
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WikipediaAleksandr Fomin on Wikipedia
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: Worked at University of Tartu, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: Founded Russian Botanical Society, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataAleksandr Fomin: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsAleksandr Fomin photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain