Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin Explained

Birth Date:13 August 1847
Birth Place:Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Death Place:Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Бата́лин; 13 August 1847 – 13 October 1896), alternatively known as Alexandr Fedorovich Batalin, was a botanist from the Russian Empire. 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).