The Biographical Sketch Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of the Russian Biologist Andrei Petrovich Tolsky (1874–1942)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The work is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Russian botanist, forester, meteorologist, Professor A.P. Tolsky .The material of this study is the works of Andrei Petrovich and biographical works about his personality, and the methodological basis is based on such methods of historical research as historiographical and biographical methods, the method of classification and synthesis.Since childhood, showing an aptitude for botany, namely, forestry, Tolsky entered the appropriate institute and throughout his life was engaged in forestry activities: both the practice of forestry and the teaching of this discipline.According to modern historians, he always remained a deeply religious, humble, sympathetic and selfless person, ready to help; he helped students in need.He is a pioneer of forestry activities in the arid steppe regions of Russia, the author of a methodology for preserving and growing seeds and young plantings, crossing and breeding tree species resistant to the climatic features of the region; was not only a theorist, but also an outstanding practitioner of studying the structure of root systems of pine trees, ecology and physiology of tree species, forest meteorology; historian of forestry.Modern forestry is largely based on the ideas of Andrei Petrovich.He became the author of more than 110 scientific papers on forest climatology, forestry methodology, ecology, climatology and meteorology of forests.Until his last days, he was in besieged Leningrad and engaged in scientific activities, completing his last fundamental work on forest meteorology.
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406966802