Ennafa Nikitina
Russian botanist (1893-1976)
Ennafa Vasilievna Nikitina (24 November 1893, Tomsk – 1 June 1975, Frunze) was a Soviet botanist, taxonomist of higher plants and specialist in the flora of Kyrgyzstan. She was an Honored Scientist of Kyrgyz SSR and an author of more than 80 scientific papers, including four monographs.
Early life and education
Ennafa Nikitina was born on 24 November in Tomsk in a family of employees. In 1916, she graduated from the Higher Courses for Women in Tomsk, receiving a diploma from the Russian University. After graduation, Nikitina taught at Tomsk University and began research activities there.
Career
In 1927, Nikitina together with her husband Ivan Vykhodtsev came from Tomsk to the laboratory of systematics of higher plants in Kyrgyz SSR. They laid the foundation for the systematic study of the country's vegetation cover. From the very first days of her stay in the republic, Nikitina took an active part in the development of botanical science, linking her interest in science with the needs of agriculture.
Nikitina established the Department of Botany at the Zootechnical Institute after which she was awarded the PhD degree in Biological Sciences without defending a thesis in 1936. In 1932-1938 she carried out extensive research on the study of the vegetation of forage lands.
Nikitina stood at the origins of E. Gareyev Botanical Gardens of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.
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