Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov

Russian botanist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1869

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1945

Profession: politician, geographer, botanist, explorer, phycologist, pteridologist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (Russian: ?????´??? ???´??????? ??????´?; 13 October [O.S.
1 October] 1869 – 5 December 1945) was a Russian botanist. Until his death in 1945, he was senior editor of the Flora SSSR (Flora of the U.S.S.R.), in full comprising 30 volumes published between 1934–1960.
He was elected a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1914 and its full member in 1920.
He served as President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1936-1945. The Komarov Botanical Institute and its associated Komarov Botanical Garden in Saint Petersburg are named after him.