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Boris L'vovitsch Astaurov

Russian biologist (1904-1974) · Scientists · Died at 69

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Boris Lvovich Astaurov was a Soviet and Russian biologist and geneticist who worked on breeding experiments including pioneering work on silkworms, in which he demonstrated the induction of parthenogenesis, polyploidy, and cloning.

Awards

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Scientists born in the 1900s 6

About this person

Boris Lvovich Astaurov was a Soviet and Russian biologist and geneticist who worked on breeding experiments including pioneering work on silkworms, in which he demonstrated the induction of parthenogenesis, polyploidy, and cloning. He produced fertile tetraploid hybrids of the silkworm species Bombyx mori and Bombyx mandarina. Astaurov was among the few Mendelian geneticists who survived Stalin's purge.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1974 · aged 69

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