Boris Balinski

**Boris Ivanoviç Balinski** (23 Eylül 1905 - 1 Eylül 1997) Ukraynalı-Güney Afrikalı biyolog, embriyolog ve böcek bilimciydi.

Önce Kiev Üniversitesi'nde daha sonra Johannesburg'daki Witwatersrand Üniversitesi'nde profesör olarak görev yapan Balinski, deneysel embriyoloji, elektron mikroskopisi ve gelişim biyolojisi alanlarında öncü bir araştırmacıydı. Aynı zamanda embriyoloji alanında popüler bir ders kitabı olan "An Introduction to Embryology"nin yazarıdır.

## Erken yaşamı ve eğitimi
Boris Balinski, 23 Eylül 1905'te o zamanlar Rus İmparatorluğu'na bağlı olan Kiev'de (günümüzde Ukrayna'nın başkenti) doğdu. Sovyet zoolog ve evrim biyoloğu Ivan Schmalhausen'in öğrencisi oldui Amfibyen embriyolarında organogenezi tetikleyen deneyler yapan ilk kişilerden biriydi.

## Kariyer
Balinsky, 1933 yılında 28 yaşında Kiev Üniversitesi'nde tam zamanlı profesör oldu . İki yıl sonra, 1935'te Biyoloji Enstitüsü'nün müdür yardımcılığına getirildi . Bu başarılarının ardından balık ve amfibilerin gelişimi konusunda tanınmış bir uzman haline geldi.

Sovyet baskılarının kurbanı olan Balinsky, diğerleri tahliye edilirken II. Dünya Savaşı sırasında Kiev'de Alman işgali altında kaldı. Almanların çekilmesinden sonra ailesiyle birlikte Polonya'nın Poznan şehrine, ardından Almanya'nın Münih kentine kaçtı. Balinsky ayrıca Conrad Hal Waddington'ın laboratuvarında kısa bir süre fare embriyolojisi üzerine çalışmak için İskoçya'da bulundu. Daha sonra, 1949'da Güney Afrika'ya göç etti  ve Güney Afrika deneysel biyo biliminin kurucularından biri haline geldi.

Balinsky entomoloji alanında da çalışmalar yaptı ve esas olarak Kafkasya ve Güney Afrika'dan olmak üzere Plecoptera, Odonata takımlarından ve Pyralidae familyasından yeni böcek türleri tanımladı.

## Ölümü ve mirası
1 Eylül 1997'de 91 yaşında Johannesburg'daki evinde öldü. Oğlu John Balinski de bir bilim adamıydı.

## Tanımladığı böcekler

### Plecoptera
* *[[Pontoperla teberdinica]]* Balinsky, 1950
* *[[Pontoperla katherinae]]* Balinsky
* *[[Balinskycercella gudu]]* Balinsky, 1956
* *[[Balinskycercella tugelae]]* Balinsky, 1956
* *[[Balinskycercella fontium]]* Balinsky, 1956

### Yusufçuklar

* *[[Agriocnemis pinheyi]]* Balinsky, 1963
* *[[Agriocnemis ruberrima]]* Balinsky, 1961
* *[[Ceratogomphus triceraticus]]* Balinsky, 1963
* *[[Chlorolestes draconicus]]* Balinsky, 1956
* *[[Orthetrum robustum]]* Balinsky, 1965
* *[[Pseudagrion helenae]]* Balinsky, 1964
* *[[Pseudagrion inopinatum]]* Balinsky, 1971
* *[[Pseudagrion vumbaense]]* Balinsky, 1963
* *[[Urothemis luciana]]* Balinsky, 1961

### Lepidoptera

#### Yeni türler
* *[[Abachausia grisea]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Acrobasis africanella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Afromyelois communis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Afromylea natalica]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Afropsipyla pictella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Afropsipyla similis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ambetilia crucifera]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ancylosis aeola]]* Balinsky, 1987
* *[[Ancylosis eugraphella]]* Balinsky, 1987
* *[[Ancylosis eurhoda]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis glaphyria]]* Balinsky, 1987
* *[[Ancylosis melanophlebia]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis mimeugraphella]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis montana]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis namibiella]]* Balinsky, 1987
* *[[Ancylosis obscurella]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis perfervid]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Ancylosis similis]]* Balinsky, 1987
* *[[Apomyelois bicolorata]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Arsissa transvaalica]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Aspithroides minuta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Azanicola adspersa]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Bahiria defecta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria durbanica]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria flavicosta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria latevalvata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria macrognatha]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria magna]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria similis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Bahiria ximenianata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cabotella inconspicua]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Candiopella dukei]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cantheleamima excisa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ceuthelea umtalensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cunibertoides nigripatagiata]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Emporia melanobasis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Encryphodes ethiopella]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Epicrocis abbreviata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis ancylosiformis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis arcana]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis brevipalpata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis complicata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis coriacelloides]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis crassa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis flavicosta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis furcilinea]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis gracilis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis imitans]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis insolita]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis intermedia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis noncapillata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis ornata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis ornatella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis picta]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Epicrocis plumbifasciata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis punctata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis sacculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis spiculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Epicrocis vansoni]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Eucarphia anomala]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Eurhodope nyctosia]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Euzophera crassignatha]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Euzophera crinita]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Euzophera cullinanensis]]* (Balinsky, 1991)
* *[[Euzophera minima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Euzophera termivelata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Euzopherodes capicola]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria dubia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria fusca]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria ignicephalis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria minima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria minuscula]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria nonceracanthia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria onigra]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Faveria poliostrota]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Flabellobasis montana]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Gaana minima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Gaana quatra]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Getulia maculosa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Hobohmia paradoxa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Homoeosoma masaiensis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Joannisia heterotypa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Joannisia jansei]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Joannisia poliopasta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Joannisia semiales]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Kivia longisacculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia affinis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia glaucocephalis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia grisella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia homotypa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia hortensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia inermis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia injucunda]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia karkloofensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia lugubris]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia nigerrima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia nonplagella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia pulchra]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia salisburyensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia sarniensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia similis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia spissa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia squamata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Laodamia zoetendalensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Leviantenna ferox]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Macrovalva quadrielevata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Magiriamorpha superpalpia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Miliberta gnathilata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Nakurubia sacculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Namibicola simplex]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Namibicola splendida]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Namibiopsis punctata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Nonphycita lineata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Nyctegretis cullinanensis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Oncocera affinis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera cenochreella]]*  Ragonot, 1888
* *[[Oncocera dubia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera glaucocephalis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera grisella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera homotypa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera horrens]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera hortensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera ignicephalis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera inermis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera injucunda]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera karkloofensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera lugubris]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera nigerrima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera nonplagella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera pulchra]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera salisburyensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera sarniensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera similis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera spiculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera spissa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera squamata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Oncocera zoetendalensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ortholepis polyodonta]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Ortholepis pyrobasis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Ortholepis unguinata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia haploa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia angustata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia fraudulenta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia modesta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia pretoriensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia serrata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia subligaculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia transvaalica]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita attenuata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita exaggerata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita ligubris]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita randensis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita singularis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita spiculata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita spissoterminata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycita suppenditata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycitophila obscurita]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycitopsis insulata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Pretoria nigribasis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Proancylosis argenticostata]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Pseudogetulia luminosa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Pseudographis dermatina]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Pseudographis mesosema]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Psorosa africana]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Pylamorpha albida]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Pylamorpha cristata]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Quasiexuperius rhodesianus]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ramosignathos inconspicuella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Samaria inconspicuella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Sematoneura africana]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Shebania grandis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Shebania maculata]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Spatulipalpia monstrosa]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Staudingeria mimeugraphella]]* Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Trachypteryx victoriola]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Ulophora flavinia]]* Balinsky, 1994
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#### Yeni cinsler

* *[[Abachausia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Afromyelois]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Afromylea]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Afropsipyla]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ambetilia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Aspithroides]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Azanicola]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Bahiria]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cabotella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Candiopella]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cantheleamima]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ceuthelea]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Cunibertoides]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Flabellobasis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Hobohmia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Joannisia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Kivia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Leviantenna]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Macrovalva]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Magiriamorpha]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Miliberta]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Nakurubia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Namibicola]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Namibiopsis]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Nonphycita]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Paralaodamia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Phycitophila]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Proancylosis]]* Balinsky, 1991
* *[[Pseudogetulia]]* Balinsky, 1994
* ** Balinsky, 1989
* *[[Pylamorpha]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Quasiexuperius]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Ramosignathos]]* Balinsky, 1994
* *[[Shebania]]* Balinsky, 1991

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