Lev Berg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lev Berg

Russian and Soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1876

Place of Birth: Bender, Moldova

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1950

Profession: zoologist, biologist, geographer, ichthyologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lev Semyonovich Berg (also known as Leo S.
Berg) (Russian: ??? ????????? ????; 14 March 1876, Bender – 24 December 1950, Leningrad) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Society between 1940 and 1950. He is known for his own evolutionary theory, nomogenesis (a form of orthogenesis incorporating mutationism) as opposed to the theories of Darwin and Lamarck.