ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Eduard I. Kolchinsky, Editor-in-Chief of the Studies in the History of Biology and director of the St. Peterburg

Branch of the Institute for the History of Science and Technology, will celebrate a remarkable 70 years, most of them devoted to the history of science and history of biology and our Institute. Colleagues and friends of Eduard Kolchinsky would not want to miss this event. Letters and congratulations received by the Editorial Staff will be published in the pages of our Journal, a project that has been guided and inspired by our hero of the hour.

Keywords: Eduard I. Kolchinsky, anniversary, 70 years, editor-in-chief, history of science.

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А.А. ПАУТОВ, В.А. БУБЫРЕВА

Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, Санкт-Петербург, Россия; Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript , Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript

Botany in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) University

ANATOLIY A. PAUTOV, VALENTINA A. BUBYREVA

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript , Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript

The Special Issue of “Herald of St. Petersburg State University. Biological Series” (2013, № 3) is devoted to the 190th anniversary of the Botany Department of St. Petersburg University. The first article «Chronicle of the Department» refl ects the major milestones in the history of the Department of Botany from its foundation as the Botanical cabinet in 1823 to the present day. Information is provided about all the heads of the Department and its laboratories, as well as the researchers and scholars, who significantly impacted the fate of the department. Readers will find a splendid list of world-famous botanists. The main content of the issue describes the basic directions of scientific and educational work recently pursued in the department, including many scientific problems of modern botany. The contribution of individual scientists in the development of these areas of botanical science is discussed. The issue is completed by memoirs about the employees of the department and events that occurred over a long period of time. The text is accompanied by a large number of rare historical photos.

Keywords: history of botany, St. Petersburg State University, anniversary, сhronicle, memoirs.

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