Boris Balinsky

Borys Balinsky
Борис Балінський
Borys Balinsky Борис Балінський
Born	23 September 1905; Kiev, Russian Empire
Died	1 September 1997 (aged 91); Johannesburg, South Africa
Citizenship	Russian Empire (1905–1917); Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921); Soviet Union (1922–1941); Germany (1941–1949); South Africa (1950–1983);
Alma mater	Kiev University;
Spouses	Catherine Singaiivska; Elizabeth Stengel;
Children	John Balinsky, Helen David
	Scientific career
Fields	Embryology, entomology
Institutions	Kiev University; I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine; University of the Witwatersrand;
Doctoral advisor	Ivan Schmalhausen

Borys Ivanovych Balinsky (23 September 1905 – 1 September 1997) was a Ukrainian-South African biologist, embryologist, entomologist.

A professor at Kiev University and later the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Balinsky was a pioneer researcher in the field of experimental embryology, electron microscopy and developmental biology and the author of a popular textbook in embryology An Introduction to Embryology.

Borys Balinsky Борис Балінський

Born	(1905-09-23)23 September 1905 Kiev, Russian Empire
Died	1 September 1997(1997-09-01) (aged 91) Johannesburg, South Africa
Citizenship	Russian Empire (1905–1917) Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921) Soviet Union (1922–1941) Germany (1941–1949) South Africa (1950–1983)
Alma mater	Kiev University
Spouses	Catherine Singaiivska Elizabeth Stengel
Children	John Balinsky, Helen David
Scientific career
Fields	Embryology, entomology
Institutions	Kiev University I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine University of the Witwatersrand
Doctoral advisor	Ivan Schmalhausen