Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich

Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich (Африкан Николаевич Криштофович) (1885 – 1953) was a Soviet paleobotanist.[1] His name be abbreviated as "Krysht." when attributing him as the author of botanical names.[1]

He was a fossil hunter specializing in Mesozoic flora. In 1932 he published his book Geological review of the countries of the Far East.

A crater on Mars was named in his honor.

References

  1. 1 2 "IPNI Author Details". ipni.org.
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