death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
29 september 1947 leningrad leipzig english 27 december 1872 thumb boris fedtschenko
 boris alexjewitsch -lrb- alexeevich -rrb- fedtschenko plant pathologist , botanist
boris fedtschenko

boris alexjewitsch -lrb- alexeevich -rrb- fedtschenko was a russian plant pathologist and botanist .
he is primarily known for his work on various regions of russia , especially the caucasus , siberia and asiatic russia .
he was also head botanist at the saint petersburg botanical garden .
