Nikolai Vavilov

[Henry]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Vavilov 

Podcast interview with Peter Pringle, Author, "The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov: The Story of Stalin's Persecution of One of the Great Scientists of the Twentieth Century" http://wamu.org/programs/kn/08/06/11.php#20783  

"He's been described as the "Indiana Jones of Botany" and the "father of modern plant genetics." In the early 20th century, Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov amassed a collection of 250,000 seed varieties, developing innovative theories about the links between genetics and agricultural production. But he fell victim to the ideology of Joseph Stalin." 

HENRY MU
Information, Media, and Technology Consultant

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