Raina Georgieva

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Raina Angelowa Georgiewa ( Bulgarian Райна Ангелова Георгиева , born July 26, 1902 in Veliko Tarnovo , † June 25, 1983 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian biologist.

Georgieva was a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences . In her scientific work she dealt with the theoretical foundations of genetics and problems of hybridization . She grew tobacco varieties that are resistant to the tobacco mosaic virus .

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