Ivan Nikolaevich Gorozhankin

Ivan Nikolaevich Gorozhankin (1848-1904) was a Russian botanist. His early education was in his home town of Voronezh, where he attended secondary school (1858–1865) before being admitted to the Law School at the Imperial Moscow University, before changing his enrollment to the natural sciences in 1871 and graduating with a thesis on Tropaeolaceae. After graduation, he continued working at the university, being appointed to the chair of botany in 1874. He founded the Moscow School of Botanical Morphology.[1][2]

Ivan Nikolaevich Gorozhankin
Born(1848-08-28)August 28, 1848
Voronezh
DiedNovember 20, 1904(1904-11-20) (aged 56)
Moscow
Resting placePyatnitskoye cemetery
NationalityRussian
Alma materFaculty of Physics and Mathematics of Imperial Moscow University
Known forGreen algae, Gymnosperms
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, taxonomy
InstitutionsBotanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, Imperial Moscow University
Author abbrev. (botany)Gorozh.

As Director of the Lomonosov Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Biology at Imperial Moscow University (1875–1902) he oversaw considerable expansion with new buildings and laboratories. Among his positions was vice president of the Moscow Society of Natural Sciences.[1][2]

References
  1. GSE 2020.
  2. Academic 2020.
  3. IPNI.  Gorozh.

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