Nikolai Albov
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Albov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Альбов; 15 October 1866, in Pavlovo, Gorbatov region, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Imperial Russia – 6 December 1897, in La Plata, Argentina) was a Russian botanist and geographer. He made his mark first as an explorer of the Caucasus, to which he made several extensive trips financed by the Swiss Botanist Society, and later, after having moved to Argentina in 1895, of the Southern regions of South America. He is credited with being arguably the first European explorer to have traveled extensively over Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego and (writing in Russian and French), described its flora.[3][4][5][6]
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| Born | Nikolai Mikhaylovich Albov Николай Михайлович Альбов 15 October 1866 Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1897 (aged 31) |
| Other names | Nikolai Alboff [1][2] |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, geographer, explorer. |
He had published 155 names of plant specimens.[7]
The standard author abbreviation Albov is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]
References
- "Spécimen - type Astrantia pontica Albov". science.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- "Type of Astrantia pontica Albov [family APIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Альбов, Николай Михайлович. Russian Botanists. The Biobibliographical Dictionary. 1947. Vol.I., pp. 47—49
- Archimandrit Augustin (Nikitin). Путешествие на «Конец Земли» // The Journey to the End of the World. Vokrug Sveta (Around the World) magazine. 2001, No. 22
- Николай Альбов: Кавказ, Патагония, Огненная земля…. Moskovsky Zhurnal, 2005. No.6
- Николай Альбов in The Great Soviet Encyclopedia // Большая советская энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1969—1978.
- "Albov, Nikolai Michailovich | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- International Plant Names Index. Albov.