Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (Soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 55
Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. His research focused on improvement of wheat, maize and other cereal crops.
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1943Died26 January 19431942Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1926Lenin PrizeAward1925N. M. Przhevalsky Medal in SilverAward1887Born13 November 1887
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Vavilov's 1924 scheme of centers of origin suggested that plants were domesticated in China, Hindustan, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Mediterranean, Abyssinia, Central and South America.![Vavilov created the world's first seed bank in the Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Isaak_square.jpg/500px-Isaak_square.jpg)
Vavilov created the world's first seed bank in the Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad.[9]
Vavilov (fifth from left) alongside geneticist Albert Boerger during his visit to Uruguay in 1932
Lysenko speaking at the Kremlin in 1935. Behind him on the far right is Joseph Stalin.
Vavilov's mugshot, 1942
Maize diversity in Vavilov's office
Vavilov on a 1987 Soviet stampAwards
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Russia
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Scientist
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Deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1943 · aged 55
