Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Plants, Botany, Horticulture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: Oparin was the principal pioneer in theorizing on the origins of life on Earth from inorganic matter. Of major importance also were his works which dealt with the biochemistry of plant material, from which he successfully developed the principles of Soviet biochemistry based on biocatalysis.
Early Life
Born on March 2, 1894, in the small village of Uglich, near Moscow, Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin was the youngest of three children in a typical Russian family. Because the area lacked a secondary school, Oparin’s family moved to Moscow...
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