Historical notes on Russian mire science: Tatiana Georgievna Abramova (1913-1982)

Abstract

This article is written in memory of the Russian mire scientist and geobotanist - Tatiana Georgievna Abramova. She graduated from the Leningrad State University in 1937; her supervisor was the famous professor Ivonna Bogdanowskaya-Guihenef. T. G. Abramova is a well-known researcher by her works on vegetation and peat deposits of mire massifs in Leningrad and Vologda regions, some publications on geobotanical regionalization and mire types, particularly focused on Karelian Isthmus as well as Arkhangelsk region. She studied the plant cover of mires as an indicator of their peat deposits. T. G. Abramova made a remarkable contribution in vegetation mapping. Biographical data is published for the first time.