Mikhail Grigorevich Popov (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Попов) (5(17) April, 1893 – 18 December, 1955) was a Soviet botanist. He is known for developing a theory on the role of hybridization in plant evolution, and studying the flora of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.[1] The standard author abbreviation Popov is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Mikhail Grigorevich Popov | |
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| Born | 5(17) April 1893 |
| Died | 18 December 1955 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Geobotany |
| Institutions | Saratov University, Tashkent University, All-Union Institute of Horticulture, Kazakhstan branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Batumi Botanical Garden |