Mikhail Grigorevich Popov
| Mikhail Grigorevich Popov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 5(17), 1893 Volsk, Saratov Oblast, Russia |
| Died |
December 18, 1955 (62 years) Leningrad, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Fields | Botany, Geobotany |
| Institutions | Saratov University, Tashkent University, All-Union Institute of Horticulture, Kazakhstan branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Batumi Botanical Garden |
Mikhail Grigorevich Popov (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Попов) (April 5(17), 1893 – December 18, 1955) was a Soviet botanist. He is known for developing a theory on the role of hybridization in plant evolution, and studying the flora of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.[1] The standard author abbreviation Popov is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Eponyms
- Popoviocodonia Fed. 1957 Campanulaceae
- Popoviolimon Lincz. Plumbaginaceae
References
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