Boris Uvarov | |
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 B. P. Uvarov at the International Congress of Entomology in Madrid, 1935 | |
| Born | Boris Petrovitch Uvarov 3 November 1886[2] |
| Died | 18 March 1970 (aged 83)[1] London |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Spouse | Anna Fedorovna Fedorova (Prodaniuk) |
| Children | Evgenii (1910-1993) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1950)[1] |
Sir Boris Petrovitch Uvarov KCMG FRS (3 November 1886[2] – 18 March 1970) was a Russian-British entomologist best known for his work on the biology and ecology of locusts.[1] He has been called the father of acridology.
- ^ a b c "Uvarov, Sir Boris Petrovich". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b Fedotova, Anastasia; Kouprianov, Alexei (2016). "Archival research reveals the true date of birth of the father of locust phase theory, Sir Boris Uvarov, FRS" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 321–327. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.