Vasili Yakovlevich Zinger (russian: Василий Яковлевич Цингер) (February 11, 1836 – March 2, 1907) was a prominent

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, botanist and philosopher. His name is sometimes spelled Wasili Jakowlewitsch Zinger.

Biography

Zinger was born in

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(

). His father was a teacher of mathematics. Zinger graduated in 1859 from

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, where he majored in mathematics. He earned his

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in 1867. Zinger was an active member of the

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and the president of the Society (1886–1891). He also wrote some philosophical essays.

Zinger as botanist

Zinger was also a botanist and wrote some works about the

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of central

. '' Zingeria'' of the Poaceae was named in honour of Vasily Zinger.

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* 1836 births 1907 deaths 19th-century botanists from the Russian Empire 19th-century mathematicians from the Russian Empire Russian philosophers Russian people of German descent {{Russia-scientist-stub