Fedor Ilyich Baranov | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 July 1965 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Polytechnical Institute |
Known for | Fisheries science |
Awards | Veshnyakov Gold Medal by the Russian Society for Fishing and Hunting;[1] Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1945); Order of Lenin (1951)[2] |
Fedor Ilyich Baranov (Russian: Фёдор Ильич Баранов) (1 April 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a founder of fisheries science, and has been called the "grandfather of fisheries population dynamics".[3] He is best known for setting the foundations for quantitative fisheries science (including the Baranov catch equation) as well as for his contributions to development of fishing technology.