Trofim Lysenko
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Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet agronomist and biologist notorious for rejecting Mendelian genetics in favor of politically favored but scientifically flawed theories, which had disastrous consequences for Soviet science and agriculture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trofim Lysenko canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet scientist
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agronomist ⓘ biologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety |
negative impact on Soviet agriculture
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persecution of geneticists ⓘ suppression of classical genetics in the USSR ⓘ |
| citizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-09-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-11-20 ⓘ |
| education |
Kyiv Agricultural Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uman School of Horticulture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Soviet Union 20th century
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Stalin era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| familyName | Lysenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
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biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ |
| fullName | Trofim Denisovich Lysenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Trofim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
influence on agricultural policy in the USSR
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setback of genetics research in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ideology | Lysenkoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lysenkoism
NERFINISHED
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politicization of biology in the Soviet Union ⓘ promotion of Lamarckian inheritance ⓘ rejection of Mendelian genetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
denial of genes as discrete hereditary units
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inheritance of acquired characteristics in plants ⓘ vernalization of crops ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Nikolai Vavilov
NERFINISHED
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Soviet geneticists ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Mendelian genetics
NERFINISHED
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chromosome theory of heredity ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Denisovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Karlivka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moscow ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Institute of Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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president of the Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Moscow
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Soviet research institutes ⓘ |
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