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Trofim Denisovich Lysenko (Russian: Трофи́м Дени́сович Лысе́нко; Ukrainian: Трофи́м Дени́сович Лисе́нко, romanized: Trofym Denysovych Lysenko, IPA: [troˈxɪm deˈnɪsowɪtʃ lɪˈsɛnko]; 29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1898 – 20 November 1976) was a Soviet agronomist and scientist.[1][2] He was a proponent of Lamarckism, and rejected Mendelian genetics in favour of his own idiosyncratic, pseudoscientific ideas later termed Lysenkoism.[3][4][5][6] In 1940, Lysenko became director of the Institute of Genetics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, and he used his political influence and power to suppress dissenting opinions and discredit, marginalize, and imprison his critics, elevating his anti-Mendelian theories to state-sanctioned doctrine.[7][8] Soviet scientists who refused to renounce genetics were dismissed from their posts and left destitute. Several were imprisoned including the botanist Nikolai Vavilov.[9] Lysenko's ideas and practices contributed to the famines that killed millions of S

Trofim Lysenko - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Soviet agronomist and pseudoscientist (1898–1976) In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs , the patronymic is Denisovich and the family name is Lysenko . {{ill|Uman Agropolytechnicum|ru|Уманский национальный университет садоводства}} (1921)"},"notable_students":{"wt":"{{ill|Artavazd Avakyan|ru|Авакян, Артавазд Аршакович}}, {{ill|Pyotr Kononkov|ru|Кононков, Пётр Фёдорович}}"},"known_for":{"wt":"{{plainlist|\n* [[Lysenkoism]]\n* Rejecting [[Mendelian inheritance]]\n* [[Vernalization]]}}"},"awards":{"wt"

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