Vladimir Sokolov (scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian scientist
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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Vladimir Sokolov (scientist)
- Vladimir Sokolov (February 1, 1928 – April 19, 1998) was a Russian scientist in the field of zoology and ecology.
- He was a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Science and the Brundtland Commission.
- He was one of the pioneers of the Russian environmental movement and one of the early global sustainability advocates.Sokolov was Professor and Head of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the Faculty of Biology at Moscow State University; Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Animal Morphology and Ecology at the Russian Academy of Sciences; and Deputy Chairman of Chemical, Technological and Biological Sciences at the USSR Academy of Sciences.He is the biological grandfather of Evgeny Lebedev, owner of The Evening Standard and Independent newspapers (with and after his father, Alexander Lebedev, exc-KGB officer).
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