Mikhail Grigorevich Popov (russian: Михаил Григорьевич Попов) (5(17) April 1893 – 18 December 1955) was a Soviet

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. He is known for developing a theory on the role of hybridization in plant evolution, and studying the flora of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

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Popoviocodonia ''Campanula'' () is one of several genera of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae commonly known as bellflowers. They take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers — ''campanula'' is Latin for "little bell". ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Mikhail Grigorevich Soviet botanists 1893 births 1955 deaths Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv faculty University of Lviv faculty Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery