biography
| name: |
Michurin, Ivan Vladimirovich
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pronunciation:
[michoorin]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1855–1935)
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| biography:
| Horticulturist, born near Dolgoye, Russia. At his private orchard at Koslov, which became a state institution, he developed many new varieties of fruit and berries. His theory of cross-breeding, which postulated the idea that acquired characteristics were heritable, became state doctrine amid much controversy. |
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