Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin (; 13 August 1847 – 13 October 1896), alternatively known as Alexandr Fedorovich Batalin, was a
botanist
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from the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
. He was the Chief Botanist and Director of the
Imperial Botanical Garden in St. Petersburg.
Legacy
The epithet ''batalinii'' is used to refer to Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin in a species name (e.g., ''
Tulipa batalinii'', ''Cattleya Batalinii''
).
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1847 births
1896 deaths
19th-century botanists from the Russian Empire
Scientists from Saint Petersburg