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Sir Boris Petrovitch Uvarov (3 November 1886 – 18 March 1970) was a Russian-British entomologist best known for his work on the biology and ecology of locusts.[1]

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  1. 22 relations: Anti-Locust Research Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Democratic Republic of Georgia, Dictionary of National Biography, Doctor of Science, Fellow of the Royal Society, Food and Agriculture Organization, Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall, Locust, Migratory locust, Nadia Waloff, Olga Uvarov, Oral, Kazakhstan, Order of St Michael and St George, P. A. Buxton, Royal Entomological Society, Royal Order of the Lion, Royal Society, Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg State University, Stavropol, Tbilisi.

  2. Entomologists from London
  3. Entomologists from the Russian Empire
  4. Soviet entomologists
  5. White Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom

Anti-Locust Research Centre

The Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC) was set up in London, United Kingdom, by the Colonial Office in 1945, with the aim of improving the worldwide forecasting and control of locusts.

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Complutense University of Madrid

The Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, Universidad de Madrid, Universidad Central de Madrid; Universitas Complutensis Matritensis) is a public research university located in Madrid.

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Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; tr) was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to February 1921.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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Doctor of Science

A Doctor of Science (Scientiae Doctor; most commonly abbreviated DSc or ScD) is a science doctorate awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

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Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.

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Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall

Sir Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall FRS (20 December 1871 in Amritsar, Punjab – 8 April 1959 in London), was an Indian-born British entomologist. Boris Uvarov and Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall are Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.

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Locust

Locusts (derived from the Latin locusta, locust or lobster) are various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase.

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Migratory locust

The migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) is the most widespread locust species, and the only species in the genus Locusta.

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Nadia Waloff

Nadejda "Nadia" Waloff FRES (2 September 1909 – 5 June 2001) was a Russian-born English entomologist. Boris Uvarov and Nadia Waloff are White Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom.

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Olga Uvarov

Dame Olga Nikolaevna Uvarov (9 July 1910 – 29 August 2001) was a veterinary surgeon and clinical researcher. Boris Uvarov and Olga Uvarov are Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom.

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Oral, Kazakhstan

Oral (Орал), known in Russian as Uralsk (Уральск), is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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P. A. Buxton

Patrick Alfred Buxton (24 March, 1892 – 13 December, 1955) was a British medical entomologist.

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Royal Entomological Society

The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects.

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Royal Order of the Lion

The Royal Order of the Lion (Ordre Royal du Lion; Koninklijke orde van de Leeuw) was established by King Leopold II of Belgium on 9 April 1891, in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State, and was awarded for services to the Congo and its ruler that did not deserve the award of the Order of the African Star, and were not necessarily performed from within Belgian Congo.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Saint Petersburg State University

Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia.

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Stavropol

Stavropol (Ставрополь), known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia.

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Tbilisi

Tbilisi (თბილისი), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis, (tr) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of around 1.2 million people.

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See also

Entomologists from London

Entomologists from the Russian Empire

Soviet entomologists

White Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Uvarov

Also known as Boris Petrovich Uvarov.