Elisabeth Ivanovna Steinberg ( rus, Штейнберг, Елизавета Ивановна; 1884–1963) was a Soviet

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noted for studying the plants of North Asia, including

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and

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. She worked at Tomsk State University and St. Petersburg State University. During the

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in the Second World War, she was among those protecting the Peterhof Natural Science Institute. She identified at least 30 species.

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