Nikolai Turczaninow
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| Nikolai Turczaninow | |
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| Born | May 1796 Nikitovka, Voronezh Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (now Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia) | 
| Died | 7 January 1864 (aged 67) Kharkov, Russian Empire (now Kharkiv, Ukraine) | 
| Alma mater | Kharkov University | 
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| Fields | Botany | 
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Turcz. | 
Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow (Russian: Николай Степанович Турчанинов; 1796 – 7 January 1864 [O.S. 26 December 1863]) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who first identified several genera and many species of plants.