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Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ForMemRS, HFRSE (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf] ⓘ; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1887 – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants.
Nikolai Vavilov (born November 25 [November 13, old style], 1887, Moscow—died January 26, 1943, Saratov, Russian S.F.S.R.) was a Soviet plant geneticist whose research into the origins of cultivated plants incurred the animosity of T.D. Lysenko, the official spokesperson for Soviet biology in his time. Vavilov studied under William Bateson ...
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Dec 13, 2014 · Learn about the life and work of Nikolai Vavilov, a Soviet scientist who collected seeds from around the world and studied crop evolution and disease resistance. Discover how he was persecuted by Stalin and died in prison, despite his contributions to agriculture and genetics.
Jan 13, 2020 · Vavilov is a landmark decision that simplifies and clarifies the law on selecting and applying the standard of review for administrative tribunals in Canada. It shifts the presumption towards a reasonableness standard, abolishes the contextual analysis, and distinguishes between judicial review and statutory appeal.
Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that clarified the determination and application of standard of review in Canadian administrative law.
Jul 2, 2011 · In a drama of love, revolution, and war that rivals Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago, Pringle tells the story of a young Russian scientist, Nikolai Vavilov, who had a dream of ending hunger and famine in the world.
- Peter Pringle
Dec 19, 2019 · A person born in Canada to undercover Russian spies is a Canadian citizen, the Supreme Court ruled in 2019. The Court quashed the Registrar's decision that denied his citizenship based on an unreasonable interpretation of the Citizenship Act.
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