Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky



Nikolai Vladimirovich Timofeev-Ressovskii (Николай Владимирович Тимофеев-Ресовский; September 20 1900 &mdash; March 28 1981) was a Russian biologist. He conducted research in radiation genetics, experimental population genetics, and microevolution. His work was of special importance to Russian biology because it stood in direct opposition to the damage done by Lysenkoism, while his life is highlighted by scientific achievements in the face of severe personal hardship.

His life was described by Daniil Granin in the novel Zubr. His laboratory in Nazi Berlin was described in a fiction novel by Elly Welt Berlin Wild based on real events (the characters, even though recognizable, are portrayed under fictional names).