Boris Balinsky

Borys Balinsky
Борис Балінський
Born(1905-09-23)23 September 1905
Kyiv, Russian Empire
Died1 September 1997(1997-09-01) (aged 91)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality
Alma mater
Spouses
  • Catherine Singaiivska
  • Elizabeth Stengel
ChildrenJohn Balinsky, Helen David
Scientific career
FieldsEmbryology, entomology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorIvan Schmalhausen

Borys Ivanovych Balinsky (23 September 1905 – 1 September 1997) was a Ukrainian-South African biologist, embryologist, entomologist.

A professor at Kyiv University and later the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,[1] Balinsky was a pioneer researcher in the field of experimental embryology, electron microscopy and developmental biology and the author of a popular textbook in embryology An Introduction to Embryology.[2][3]

  1. ^ Fabian, B (2009). "Balinsky's Darwinian roots". South African Journal of Science. 105 (Nov-Dec 2009): 410–414.
  2. ^ Balinsky, Boris (1970). An Introduction to Embryology (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company. ISBN 0721615171.
  3. ^ Korzh, Vladimir (2005). "Boris Balinsky: transition from embryology to developmental biology" (PDF). BioEssays. 27: 970–977 – via Wiley.