Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky

Soviet biologist

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1900

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1981

Profession: biologist, entomologist, geneticist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nikolaj Vladimirovich Timofeev-Resovskij (Russian: ??????? ???????????? ????????-?????????; 20 September [O.S.
7 September] 1900 – 28 March 1981) was a Soviet biologist.
He conducted research in radiation genetics, experimental population genetics, and microevolution.
His work was of special importance to Soviet biology because it stood in direct opposition to the damage done by Lysenkoism, while his life was highlighted by scientific achievements in the face of severe personal hardship. His life was described by Daniil Granin in the novel Zubr. He was Director of the Genetics Division as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research in the 1930s, where he received direct funding for his research from the Third Reich, who praised him as one of the world's best geneticists and trusted him because he was an opponent of Communism.
His department of genetics in Nazi Berlin was also described in a novel by Elly Welt, Berlin Wild; although fictional names were used, the characters are recognizable.