a Russian botanist, the co-discoverer of viruses (1892) and one of the founders of virology.
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Born
28 October 1864 Village of Nizy, Gdov Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
20 June 1920 (aged 55) Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Russia
Nationality
Russian
Known for
Discovery of viruses, Tobacco mosaic virus
Fields
Virology
Alma mater
University of Saint Petersburg
Institutions
University of Saint Petersburg University of Warsaw Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Donskoy University
adultbasic
Russia
Doctoral advisor
Andrei Famintsyn
era
1800+
Influenced
Wendell Stanley
Influences
Adolf Mayer