Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Zizin
Nikolai Vasilyevich Zizin ( Russian Николай Васильевич Цицин ; born December 6 . Jul / 18 December 1898 greg. In Saratov ; † 17th July 1980 in Moscow ) was a Russian and Soviet biologist and botanist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Tsitsin ".
From 1945 until his death, Zizin was first director of the Moscow Botanical Garden, which is now named after him, for thirty-five years .
His main areas of research were the breeding of new types of grain to increase yields and general research into longevity and life extension in humans.
Zizin was a member of several scientific academies, holder of numerous Soviet medals and deputies in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in the legislative periods 1938-1946, 1950-1954 and 1954-1958.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Zizin at the IPNI
- Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Tsitsin in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
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| SURNAME | Zizin, Nikolai Wassiljewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Цицин, Николай Васильевич (Russian); Cicin, Nikolaj Vasiʹlevič (scientific transcription); Tsitsin, Nikolai Vasilevich (English transcription); Tsitsin (botanical author abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian biologist and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saratov |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 1980 |
| Place of death | Moscow |