BIOLOGIST

Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky

1900 - 1981

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Nikolay Vladimirovich Timofeev-Ressovsky (Russian: Николай Владимирович Тимофеев-Ресовский, romanized: Nikolay Vladimirovich Timofeyev-Resovskiy; 20 September [O.S. 7 September] 1900 – 28 March 1981) was a Soviet biologist who, in principle, was a senior scientist in Soviet programs of nuclear and, later in biological weapons. He conducted research in radiation genetics, experimental population genetics, and microevolution. His life was highlighted by scientific achievements in the face of severe personal hardship, including his imprisonment and working in secret scientific facilities of Soviet Gulag. Timofeev-Ressovsky was a descendant of the old Russian school of scientists, characterised by broad naturalistic views on the world, simultaneously combined with exact analysis of causes and consequences and establishment of elementary phenomena. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky is the 967th most popular biologist (down from 892nd in 2019), the 2,144th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,138th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Russian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky ranks 967 out of 1,097. Before him are Grigore Antipa, Ivan Lepyokhin, Curt Backeberg, William Diller Matthew, Archibald Menzies, and John Torrey. After him are Richard Evans Schultes, Irene Manton, Nicole Marthe Le Douarin, Tilly Edinger, Yasutomi Nishizuka, and James Chapin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky ranks 283. Before him are Cecil Griffiths, Lőrinc Szabó, Carlos Hevia, Henri Cohen, Giuseppe Crivelli, and Konrad Granström. After him are William Haines, Adelaide Ames, Nikolaos Morakis, Marta Abba, Gaetano Martino, and Gottfried Haberler. Among people deceased in 1981, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky ranks 232. Before him are Antonio Suárez, Stefanie Clausen, Bob Hite, Börje Tapper, Leopold Wohlrab, and Alberto Winkler. After him are Robert Moses, Alberto Zozaya, Cecil McMaster, Paul Mattick, David Garnett, and Dan Coe.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky ranks 2,144 out of 3,761. Before him are Sylvi Saimo (1914), Aleksandr Tkachyov (1957), Pavel Shternberg (1865), Mikhail Gnessin (1883), Yuri Semin (1947), and Mark Rakita (1938). After him are Yury Osipov (1936), Maria Andreyeva (1868), Yuriy Lituyev (1925), Pavel Bure (1971), Igor Starygin (1946), and Ivan Kuratov (1839).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Russia

Among biologists born in Russia, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky ranks 25. Before him are Johann Friedrich Adam (1780), Alexei Fedchenko (1844), David Keilin (1887), Nikolay Drozdov (1937), Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (1869), and Ivan Lepyokhin (1740). After him are Zinaida Yermolyeva (1898).

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