# Nestor von Henko

> Nestor Karlovich Genko January 22 1839 in the Grodno Governorate, province of Kurland, Russian Empire - January, 28 1904 in Menton, France), was a scientist in the field of forestry, known for creation of the world's first major watershed protection forest belt system, the Genko Forest Belt, located in the east of Ulyanovsk Oblast. He was also a hero of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.

*Baltic German scientist and forester (1839-1904)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Russia
- **Born:** 1839-01-22
- **Died:** 1904-01-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Nestor Karlovich Genko January 22 1839 in the Grodno Governorate, province of Kurland, Russian Empire - January, 28 1904 in Menton, France), was a scientist in the field of forestry, known for creation of the world's first major watershed protection forest belt system, the Genko Forest Belt, located in the east of Ulyanovsk Oblast. He was also a hero of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.2

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://n-genko.narod2.ru/

## Sources
- [Nestor Genko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor_Genko)
- [Генко, Нестор Карлович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Нестор Генко](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE)
- [Nestors Henko](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestors_Henko)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4135469)

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